святлафор
Belarusian
Alternative forms
- сьвятлафо́р (sʹvjatlafór) — Taraškievica orthography
- śviatłafor — Łacinka (Belarusian Latin alphabet)
Etymology
святло́ (svjatló) + -а- (-a-) + Ancient Greek -φόρος (-phóros, “carrying”). Compare similar formations in Armenian լուսաֆոր (lusafor), Azerbaijani işıqfor, Estonian valgusfoor, Latvian luksofors, Lithuanian šviesoforas, Russian светофо́р (svetofór), Ukrainian світлофо́р (svitlofór).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [sʲvʲatɫaˈfor]
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Noun
святлафо́р • (svjatlafór) m inan (genitive святлафо́ра, nominative plural святлафо́ры, genitive plural святлафо́раў, relational adjective святлафо́рны)
Inflection
Declension of святлафо́р (inan hard masc-form accent-a)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | святлафо́р svjatlafór |
святлафо́ры svjatlafóry |
| genitive | святлафо́ра svjatlafóra |
святлафо́раў svjatlafóraŭ |
| dative | святлафо́ру svjatlafóru |
святлафо́рам svjatlafóram |
| accusative | святлафо́р svjatlafór |
святлафо́ры svjatlafóry |
| instrumental | святлафо́рам svjatlafóram |
святлафо́рамі svjatlafórami |
| locative | святлафо́ры svjatlafóry |
святлафо́рах svjatlafórax |
| count form | — | святлафо́ры1 svjatlafóry1 |
1Used with the numbers 2, 3, 4 and higher numbers after 20 ending in 2, 3, and 4.
References
- “святлафор” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org
- “святлафор”, in Skarnik's Belarusian dictionary (in Belarusian), based on Kandrat Krapiva's Explanatory Dictionary of the Belarusian Language (1977-1984)