яшчарка

Belarusian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Old Ruthenian ящорка (jaščorka), from Old East Slavic *ꙗщеръка (*jaščerŭka), from Proto-Slavic *aščerъka. By surface analysis, я́шчар (jáščar) +‎ -ка (-ka). Cognate with Russian я́щерка (jáščerka) and Ukrainian я́щірка (jáščirka).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈjaʂt͡ʂarka]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -aʂt͡ʂarka
  • Hyphenation: яш‧чар‧ка

Noun

я́шчарка • (jáščarkaf animal (genitive я́шчаркі, nominative plural я́шчаркі, genitive plural я́шчарак, relational adjective я́шчаркавы)

  1. lizard

Declension

References

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