млечнобял

Bulgarian

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Slavic *melko

Proto-Indo-European *-nós

Proto-Balto-Slavic *-inas

Proto-Slavic *-ьnъ

Proto-Slavic *melčьnъ

Bulgarian мле́чен (mléčen)

Proto-Indo-European *bʰel-

Proto-Slavic *bělъ

Old Church Slavonic бѣлъ (bělŭ)

Bulgarian бя́л (bjál)

Bulgarian млечнобял

From мле́чен (mléčen) + бя́л (bjál).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˌmlɛt͡ʃnoˈbʲa̟ɫ]

• Audio (Standard Bulgarian):

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• Rhymes: -aɫ
• Syllabification^(key): млеч‧но‧бял

Adjective

млечнобя́л • (mlečnobjál)

1. milk-white (white as milk)
2. (of light, radiance, under) matte (which is lustreless)

Declension

Declension of млечнобя́л (no comparative)

	singular			plural
	masculine	feminine	neuter
indefinite	млечнобя́л mlečnobjál	млечнобя́ла mlečnobjála	млечнобя́ло mlečnobjálo	млечнобе́ли mlečnobéli
definite (subject form)	млечнобе́лият mlečnobélijat	млечнобя́лата mlečnobjálata	млечнобя́лото mlečnobjáloto	млечнобе́лите mlečnobélite
definite (object form)	млечнобе́лия mlečnobélija

References

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