каганец

Belarusian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Possibly *каганак (*kahanak) + -ец (-jec), but further etymology uncertain. Cognate with Ukrainian кагане́ць (kahanécʹ), Polish kaganek, kaganiec.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [kaɣaˈnʲet͡s]
  • Rhymes: -et͡s
  • Hyphenation: ка‧га‧нец

Noun

кагане́ц • (kahanjécm inan (genitive каганца́, nominative plural каганцы́, genitive plural каганцо́ў)

  1. oil lamp

Declension

Further reading

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