кволы
Belarusian
Etymology
Derived from Old Ruthenian кволи (kvoli),[1] with a semantic shift from “according to one’s will or abilities” to “slow” and then to “weak”, comparable to the shift of the meaning of паво́льна (pavólʹna). Cognate of Ukrainian кво́лий (kvólyj), Polish gwoli.[2]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈkvoɫɨ]
- Rhymes: -oɫɨ
- Hyphenation: кво‧лы
Adjective
кво́лы • (kvóly) (abstract noun кво́ласць)
- frail, sickly, weak, delicate
- Synonyms: хварава́ты (xvaraváty), сла́бы́ (slábý), даліка́тны (dalikátny)
Declension
Declension of кво́лы (hard)
| masculine | neuter | feminine | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | кво́лы kvóly |
кво́лае kvólaje |
кво́лая kvólaja |
кво́лыя kvólyja | |
| genitive | кво́лага kvólaha |
кво́лай kvólaj |
кво́лых kvólyx | ||
| dative | кво́ламу kvólamu |
кво́лай kvólaj |
кво́лым kvólym | ||
| accusative | animate | кво́лага kvólaha |
кво́лае kvólaje |
кво́лую kvóluju |
кво́лых kvólyx |
| inanimate | кво́лы kvóly |
кво́лыя kvólyja | |||
| instrumental | кво́лым kvólym |
кво́лай, кво́лаю kvólaj, kvólaju |
кво́лымі kvólymi | ||
| locative | кво́лым kvólym |
кво́лай kvólaj |
кво́лых kvólyx | ||
References
- ^ Bulyka, A. M., editor (1996), “кгволи”, in Гістарычны слоўнік беларускай мовы [Historical Dictionary of the Belarusian Language] (in Belarusian), numbers 15 (катъ – коречный), Minsk: Belaruskaia navuka, →ISBN, page 44
- ^ Martynaŭ, V. U., editor (1989), “кво́лы”, in Этымалагічны слоўнік беларускай мовы [Etymological Dictionary of the Belarusian Language] (in Belarusian), volumes 5 (ка́яць – ліпя́нка), Minsk: Navuka i technika, page 15
Further reading
- “кволы”, in Skarnik's Belarusian dictionary (in Belarusian), based on Kandrat Krapiva's Explanatory Dictionary of the Belarusian Language (1977-1984)
- “кволы” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org
- "кволы" in Belarusian-Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at Verbum