вярба
Belarusian
Alternative forms
- wiarba, viarba — Łacinka (Belarusian Latin alphabet)
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *vьrba. Cognate with Russian ве́рба (vérba).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [vʲarˈba]
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Noun
вярба́ • (vjarbá) f inan (genitive вярбы́, nominative plural ве́рбы, genitive plural ве́рбаў, relational adjective вярбо́вы, diminutive вярбі́нка or ве́рбачка)
Declension
Declension of вярба́ (inan hard fem-form accent-d а-е)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | вярба́ vjarbá |
ве́рбы vjérby |
| genitive | вярбы́ vjarbý |
ве́рбаў vjérbaŭ |
| dative | вярбе́ vjarbjé |
ве́рбам vjérbam |
| accusative | вярбу́ vjarbú |
ве́рбы vjérby |
| instrumental | вярбо́й, вярбо́ю vjarbój, vjarbóju |
ве́рбамі vjérbami |
| locative | вярбе́ vjarbjé |
ве́рбах vjérbax |
| count form | — | вярбы́1 vjarbý1 |
1Used with the numbers 2, 3, 4 and higher numbers after 20 ending in 2, 3, and 4.
Derived terms
- гру́шы на вярбе́ (hrúšy na vjarbjé, “tall tale”, literally “pears on a willow”)
- Ве́рбная нядзе́ля (Vjérbnaja njadzjélja, “Palm Sunday”, literally “Willow Sunday”)
References
- “вярба” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org