белина
Bulgarian
Etymology 1
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *bělina. By surface analysis, бял (bjal, “white”) + -ина́ (-iná, abstract noun formative).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [bɛliˈna]
Noun
белина́ • (beliná)
- (uncountable) whiteness
- Synonym: белота́ (belotá)
- (dialect) sclera (the white of the eye)
- Synonym: белтъ́к (beltǎ́k)
- (dialect) albumen (the white of an egg)
- Synonym: белтъ́к (beltǎ́k)
- (dialect) salo, slanina; synonym of слани́на (slanína)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | белина́ beliná |
белини́ beliní |
| definite | белина́та belináta |
белини́те beliníte |
Etymology 2
Instrumental noun of the causative verb бе́ля (bélja, “to whiten”) + -и́на (-ína).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [bɛˈlinɐ]
Noun
бели́на • (belína)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | бели́на belína |
бели́ни belíni |
| definite | бели́ната belínata |
бели́ните belínite |
References
- “белина”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
- “белина”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
Macedonian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *bělina.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈbɛlina]
Noun
белина • (belina) f
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | белина (belina) | белини (belini) |
| definite unspecified | белината (belinata) | белините (belinite) |
| definite proximal | белинава (belinava) | белиниве (belinive) |
| definite distal | белинана (belinana) | белинине (belinine) |
| vocative | белино (belino) | белини (belini) |
Further reading
- “белина” in Дигитален речник на македонскиот јазик (Digitalen rečnik na makedonskiot jazik) [Digital dictionary of the Macedonian language] − drmj.eu
Serbo-Croatian
Alternative forms
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *bělina.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /belǐna/
- Hyphenation: бе‧ли‧на
Noun
белѝна f (Latin spelling belìna)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | белѝна | белине |
| genitive | белине | бели́на̄ |
| dative | белини | белинама |
| accusative | белину | белине |
| vocative | белино | белине |
| locative | белини | белинама |
| instrumental | белином | белинама |
References
- “белина”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025