See also: bely and bėly

Lower Sorbian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Proto-Slavic *bělъ, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰēlHs (white surface or stain).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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běły (comparative bělšy, superlative nejbělšy)

  1. white
  2. clean, pure
    běłe zgłoa clean shirt
    běłe rubišćoa clean tablecloth

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • Muka, Arnošt (1921, 1928) “běły”, in Słownik dolnoserbskeje rěcy a jeje narěcow (in German), St. Petersburg, Prague: ОРЯС РАН, ČAVU; Reprinted Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag, 2008
  • Starosta, Manfred (1999) “běły”, in Dolnoserbsko-nimski słownik / Niedersorbisch-deutsches Wörterbuch (in German), Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag

Upper Sorbian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *bělъ.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈbɪwɨ/
  • Rhymes: -ɪwɨ
  • Syllabification: bě‧ły

Adjective

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běły (comparative běliši, superlative najběliši, absolute superlative nanajběliši, excessive přeběły, adverb běle)

  1. white
    Moje črije su běłe.
    My shoes are white.

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