белка

Bulgarian

Alternative forms

• бя́лка (bjálka)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *bělъka.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbɛɫkɐ]

• Audio (Standard Bulgarian, l-vocalization):

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ɛɫkɐ
• Syllabification^(key): бел‧ка

Noun

бе́лка • (bélka) f

1. beech marten, stone marten (Martes foina)

Declension

Declension of бе́лка

	singular	plural
indefinite	бе́лка bélka	бе́лки bélki
definite	бе́лката bélkata	бе́лките bélkite

References

• “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

Etymology

From бел (bel, “white”) +‎ -ка (-ka).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbɛɫka]

Noun

белка • (belka) f (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)

Declension

Declension of белка

	singular	plural
indefinite	белка (belka)	белки (belki)
definite unspecified	белката (belkata)	белките (belkite)
definite proximal	белкава (belkava)	белкиве (belkive)
definite distal	белкана (belkana)	белкине (belkine)
vocative	белке (belke)	белки (belki)

Derived terms

• белковина f (belkovina)

See also

• црнка f (crnka)
• жолчка f (žolčka)

Russian

Alternative forms

• бѣ́лка (bě́lka) — pre-1918 spelling

Etymology 1

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”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbʲeɫkə]

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

бе́лка • (bélka) f anim (genitive бе́лки, nominative plural бе́лки, genitive plural бе́лок, relational adjective бе́личий, diminutive бе́лочка)

1. squirrel (mammal)

   Synonym: (regional) ве́кша (vékša)

Declension

Declension of бе́лка (anim fem-form velar-stem accent-a reduc) 

	singular	plural
nominative	бе́лка bélka	бе́лки bélki
genitive	бе́лки bélki	бе́лок bélok
dative	бе́лке bélke	бе́лкам bélkam
accusative	бе́лку bélku	бе́лок bélok
instrumental	бе́лкой, бе́лкою bélkoj, bélkoju	бе́лками bélkami
prepositional	бе́лке bélke	бе́лках bélkax

Derived terms

• бельчо́нок m anim (belʹčónok)

Compounds:

• бе́лка-истери́чка f anim (bélka-isteríčka)
• бе́лка-летя́га f anim (bélka-letjága)

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [bʲɪɫˈka]

Noun

белка́ • (belká) m inan

1. genitive singular of бело́к (belók)

References

• 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. (1999), “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

Further reading

• Sreznevsky, Izmail I. (1893), “бѣлка”, 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