барсавы

Belarusian

Etymology

Inherited from Old Ruthenian ба́рсовый (bársovyj). By surface analysis, барс (bars) +‎ -авы (-avy). Cognate with Ukrainian ба́рсовий (bársovyj).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈbarsavɨ]
  • Rhymes: -arsavɨ
  • Hyphenation: бар‧са‧вы

Adjective

ба́рсавы • (bársavy)

  1. (relational) leopard (related to the leopard)
  2. (relational) leopard fur (made of leopard fur)

Declension

References

  • барсавы”, in Skarnik's Belarusian dictionary (in Belarusian), based on Kandrat Krapiva's Explanatory Dictionary of the Belarusian Language (1977-1984)
  • барсавы” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org