белег

Bulgarian

Etymology

Continues Proto-Slavic *bělěgъ, ultimately of Oghur origin, from Proto-Turkic *bil- (“to know”). Apparently, the Bulgarian term was reanalyzed to fit the Slavic morphology as if from Proto-Slavic *bělъ (“white”) + -ег (-eg). Cognate with Hungarian bélyeg (“post mark”), Chuvash палӑк (palăk, “sign, symbol”), Turkish bilgi (“knowledge”). Akin to the nickname Бѣлгоунъ (Bělgunŭ) of tzar Ivan Asen I, one of the founders of the Second Bulgarian Tzardom.

Noun

бѐлег • (bèleg) m

1. scar

   (by extension) → mark

2. sign, symbol

Derived terms

• бележа (beleža, “to note, to remark”)
• белязан (beljazan, “marked”)
• бележка (beležka, “note”)
• белчуг (belčug, “ring, handcuff”)

References

• “белег”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 41

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Macedonian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *bělěgъ.

Noun

белег • (beleg) m

1. mark

Inflection

Declension of белег

	singular	plural
indefinite	белег	белези
definite unspecified	белегот	белезите
definite proximal	белегов	белезиве
definite distal	белегон	белезине
vocative	белегу	белези
count form	—	белега

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Serbo-Croatian

Alternative forms

• (Ijekavian): бѝљег
• (regional Ijekavian): бјѐлег, бјѐљег

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *bělěgъ, from a Turkic language.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /běleɡ/
• Hyphenation: бе‧лег

Noun

бѐлег m (Latin spelling bèleg)

1. mark, marker

   туморски белег ― tumor marker

   молекуларни белег ― molecular marker

2. feature, trait, characteristic
3. birthmark
4. (Croatia) tax stamp, stamp (for applications and administrative expenses, not for postal services)

   свака фирма има свој лого и белег ― each company has its own logo and a stamp

5. sign, signal, symptom

Declension

Declension of белег

	singular	plural
nominative	бѐлег	белези
genitive	бѐлега	белега
dative	белегу	белезима
accusative	белег	белеге
vocative	бележе	белези
locative	белегу	белезима
instrumental	белегом	белезима

References

• “белег” in Hrvatski jezični portal
• Template:R:sh:Skok1971
• “белег”, in Речник српскохрватскога књижевног језика (in Serbo-Croatian), Друго фототипско издање edition, volume 1, Нови Сад, Загреб: Матица српска, Матица хрватска, 1967–1976, published 1990, page 171