больш

Belarusian

Alternative forms

• bolš, bolsz — Łacinka (Belarusian Latin alphabet)

Etymology

Derived from бо́льшы (bólʹšy, “larger, greater”). Cognate with Russian больше (bolʹše).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [bolʲʂ]

Adverb

больш • (bolʹš)

1. more (to greater extent)

   Synonym: (dialectal) ве́нцэй (vjéncej)

   Antonym: менш (mjenš)

   больш не ― bolʹš nje ― no longer, not anymore

Derived terms

• больш таго́ (bolʹš tahó, “moreover”, literally “more than that”)
• найбольш (najbólʹš, “most”)

References

• “больш” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org
• “больш”, in Skarnik's Belarusian dictionary (in Belarusian), based on Kandrat Krapiva's Explanatory Dictionary of the Belarusian Language (1977-1984)