голубець

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Jump to navigation Jump to search

Ukrainian[edit]

Ukrainian Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia uk

Etymology[edit]

го́луб (hólub) +‎ -е́ць (-écʹ).

Per Hrinchenko, the food was made in shape of a bird, thus its name, but compare also Polish gołąbek, which is argued to be an Oriental borrowing.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [ɦɔɫʊˈbɛt͡sʲ]
  • (file)

Noun[edit]

голубе́ць (holubécʹm animal (genitive голубця́, nominative plural голубці́, genitive plural голубці́в)

  1. endearing diminutive of го́луб (hólub)

Declension[edit]

Noun[edit]

голубе́ць (holubécʹm inan (genitive голубця́, uncountable)

  1. pas, step (in a dance)

Declension[edit]

Noun[edit]

голубе́ць (holubécʹm inan (genitive голубця́, nominative plural голубці́, genitive plural голубці́в)

  1. (often in the plural) a cabbage roll, one roll of holubtsi

Declension[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • English: holubtsi (chiefly Canadian English, through Canadian Ukrainian)

Further reading[edit]