каганец

Belarusian

Alternative forms

• kahaniec — Łacinka (Belarusian Latin alphabet)

Etymology

Possibly *каганак (*kahanak) + -ец (-jec), but further etymology uncertain. Cognate with Ukrainian кагане́ць (kahanécʹ), Polish kaganek, kaganiec.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kaɣaˈnʲet͡s]

Noun

кагане́ц • (kahanjéc) m inan (genitive каганца́, nominative plural каганцы́, genitive plural каганцо́ў)

1. oil lamp

Declension

Declension of кагане́ц (inan hard masc-form accent-b reduc)

	singular	plural
nominative	кагане́ц kahanjéc	каганцы́ kahancý
genitive	каганца́ kahancá	каганцо́ў kahancóŭ
dative	каганцу́ kahancú	каганца́м kahancám
accusative	кагане́ц kahanjéc	каганцы́ kahancý
instrumental	каганцо́м kahancóm	каганца́мі kahancámi
locative	каганцы́ kahancý	каганца́х kahancáx
count form	—	каганцы́1 kahancý1

¹Used with the numbers 2, 3, 4 and higher numbers after 20 ending in 2, 3, and 4.

Further reading

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