бѣлъ

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Old Church Slavonic[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Slavic *bělъ (white).

Adjective[edit]

бѣлъ (bělŭ)

  1. white

Derived terms[edit]

See also[edit]

Colors in Old Church Slavonic · шари (šari) (layout · text)
     бѣлъ (bělŭ), плавъ (plavŭ)      сивъ (sivŭ), сѣръ (sěrŭ), соуръ (surŭ)      чрьнъ (črĭnŭ), галъ (galŭ), смаглъ (smaglŭ)
             чрьвл҄енъ (črĭvlʹenŭ), роумѣнъ (ruměnŭ); багъръ (bagŭrŭ)              смѣдъ (smědŭ)              жлътъ (žlŭtŭ), роусъ (rusŭ)
                          зеленъ (zelenŭ)             
                                       син҄ь (sinʹĭ)
                                      

Old East Slavic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Slavic *bělъ (white). Cognates include Old Church Slavonic бѣлъ (bělŭ) and Old Polish biał.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (ca. 9th CE) IPA(key): /ˈbeːlʊ/
  • (ca. 11th CE) IPA(key): /ˈbʲeːlʊ/
  • (ca. 13th CE) IPA(key): /ˈbʲɛːl/, /ˈbʲeːl/
  • Hyphenation: бѣ‧лъ

Adjective[edit]

бѣлъ (bělŭ)

  1. white

Declension[edit]

Derived terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Old Ruthenian: бѣ́лый (bě́lyj)
  • Russian: бе́лый (bélyj)

References[edit]

  • Sreznevsky, Izmail I. (1893) “бѣлыи”, 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), volumes 1 (А – К), Saint Petersburg: Department of Russian Language and Literature of the Imperial Academy of Sciences, column 218