белка

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Bulgarian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *bělъka.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈbɛɫkɐ]
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  • Hyphenation(key): бел‧ка

Noun

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бе́лка (bélkaf

  1. beech marten, stone marten (Martes foina)

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References

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  • белка”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • белка”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

Macedonian

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Etymology

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From бел (bel, white) +‎ -ка (-ka).

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Noun

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белка (belkaf (plural белки)

  1. egg white, albumen, white (white of the egg; albumen)
  2. (anatomy) sclera, white (white of the eye)
  3. white female (Caucasian person)
    Synonym: белкинка f (belkinka)

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Russian

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Etymology 1

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Inherited from Old East Slavic бѣлъка (bělŭka, squirrel), diminutive of бѣла (běla, squirrel) (see -ка (-ka)), from бѣла вѣверица (běla věverica, white squirrel), from Proto-Slavic *bělъka. See бе́лый (bélyj, white), ве́верица (véverica, squirrel; ermine, stoat).

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Noun

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бе́лка (bélkaf anim (genitive бе́лки, nominative plural бе́лки, genitive plural бе́лок, relational adjective бе́личий, diminutive бе́лочка)

  1. squirrel (mammal)
    Synonym: (regional) ве́кша (vékša)
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Etymology 2

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Noun

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белка́ (belkám inan

  1. genitive singular of бело́к (belók)

References

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  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “белка”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
  • Chernykh, P. Ja. (1993) “белка”, in Историко-этимологический словарь русского языка [Historical-Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), 3rd edition, volume 1 (а – пантомима), Moscow: Russian Lang., →ISBN, page 82
  • Sreznevsky, Izmail I. (1893) “белка”, in Матеріалы для Словаря древне-русскаго языка по письменнымъ памятникамъ [Materials for the Dictionary of the Old East Slavic Language Based on Written Monuments]‎[1] (in Russian), volume 1 (А – К), Saint Petersburg: Department of Russian Language and Literature of the Imperial Academy of Sciences, column 217