імя
Belarusian
Etymology
Inherited from Old East Slavic имѧ (imę), from Old Ruthenian имѧ́ (imjá), from Proto-Slavic *jь̏mę.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [jiˈmʲa]
- (after non-velar consonants) IPA(key): [ɨˈmʲa]
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -a
- Hyphenation: імя
Noun
імя́ • (imjá) n inan (genitive імя́ or і́мені, nominative plural і́мі or імёны)
- name (a person's personal name given at birth)
- name (the name of objects, animals, phenomena, concepts, etc.)
- fame, glory, popularity
- reputation
Declension
Declension of імя́
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | імя́ imjá |
і́мі, імёны ími, imjóny |
| genitive | імя́, і́мені imjá, ímjeni |
і́мяў, імён, імёнаў ímjaŭ, imjón, imjónaŭ |
| dative | і́мю, і́мені ímju, ímjeni |
і́мям, імёнам ímjam, imjónam |
| accusative | імя́ imjá |
і́мі, імёны ími, imjóny |
| instrumental | і́мем, і́менем ímjem, ímjenjem |
і́мямі, імёнамі ímjami, imjónami |
| locative | і́мі, і́мені ími, ímjeni |
і́мях, імёнах ímjax, imjónax |
References
- “імя”, in Skarnik's Belarusian dictionary (in Belarusian), based on Kandrat Krapiva's Explanatory Dictionary of the Belarusian Language (1977-1984)
- “імя” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org