цокаль
Belarusian
Alternative forms
Etymology
From earlier *цо́кала n (*cókala), borrowed from Italian zoccolo, possibly later phonetically influenced by French socle. Compare Russian and Ukrainian цо́коль (cókolʹ).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈt͡sokalʲ]
Noun
цо́каль • (cókalʹ) m inan (genitive цо́каля, nominative plural цо́калі, genitive plural цо́каляў, relational adjective цо́кальны)
- (architecture) socle, plinth
- (technical) base, socket (metal part of an electric light bulb, which serves to strengthen it in the cartridge)
- цо́каль ля́мпы ― cókalʹ ljámpy ― lamp base
Declension
Declension of цо́каль (inan soft masc-form accent-a)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | цо́каль cókalʹ |
цо́калі cókali |
| genitive | цо́каля cókalja |
цо́каляў cókaljaŭ |
| dative | цо́калю cókalju |
цо́калям cókaljam |
| accusative | цо́каль cókalʹ |
цо́калі cókali |
| instrumental | цо́калем cókaljem |
цо́калямі cókaljami |
| locative | цо́калі cókali |
цо́калях cókaljax |
| count form | — | цо́калі1 cókali1 |
1Used with the numbers 2, 3, 4 and higher numbers after 20 ending in 2, 3, and 4.
Derived terms
- цо́кальны (cókalʹny)
References
- “цокаль”, in Skarnik's Belarusian dictionary (in Belarusian), based on Kandrat Krapiva's Explanatory Dictionary of the Belarusian Language (1977-1984)
- “цокаль” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org