белуга

Bulgarian

белуга

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian белу́га (belúga). Morphologically parsable as бял (bjal, “white”) +‎ -уга (-uga).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [bɛˈɫuɡɐ]

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Noun

белу́га • (belúga) f

1. beluga (cetacean of genus Delphinapterus leucas)

Declension

Declension of белу́га

	singular	plural
indefinite	белу́га belúga	белу́ги belúgi
definite	белу́гата belúgata	белу́гите belúgite

Related terms

• белу́да (belúda, “white animal”) (dialectal)
• белу́шко m (belúško), белу́шка f (belúška)
• бело́к (belók, “whiteling”) (dialectal)

References

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

Russian

Etymology

бе́лый (bélyj) +‎ -уга (-uga)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [bʲɪˈɫuɡə]

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Noun

белу́га • (belúga) f anim (genitive белу́ги, nominative plural белу́ги, genitive plural белу́г)

1. beluga (European sturgeon)
2. (dated) beluga (white whale) (the term was used until the XIX century and is still sometimes confused with "белуха" - the modern term for "white whale")

   парохо́д ревёт белу́гой

   paroxód revjót belúgoj

   the steamboat roars like a beluga

Declension

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

	singular	plural
nominative	белу́га belúga	белу́ги belúgi
genitive	белу́ги belúgi	белу́г belúg
dative	белу́ге belúge	белу́гам belúgam
accusative	белу́гу belúgu	белу́г belúg
instrumental	белу́гой, белу́гою belúgoj, belúgoju	белу́гами belúgami
prepositional	белу́ге belúge	белу́гах belúgax

Descendants

• → Ingrian: beluga
• → Polish: bieługa

See also

• белу́ха (belúxa) (white whale)

Further reading

• Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “белуга”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress