салавей

Belarusian

Etymology

From Old East Slavic соловии (solovii), from Proto-Slavic *solvьjь.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [saɫaˈvʲej]

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Noun

салаве́й • (salavjéj) m animal (genitive салаўя́, nominative plural салаўі́, genitive plural салаўёў)

1. nightingale

Declension

Declension of салаве́й (anml soft masc-form accent-b reduc)

	singular	plural
nominative	салаве́й salavjéj	салаўі́ salawí
genitive	салаўя́ salawjá	салаўёў salawjów
dative	салаўю́ salawjú	салаўя́м salawjám
accusative	салаўя́ salawjá	салаўёў salawjów
instrumental	салаўём salawjóm	салаўя́мі salawjámi
locative	салаўі́ salawí	салаўя́х salawjáx
count form	—	салаўі́1 salawí1

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

Derived terms

• салаве́йка n (salavjéjka)

References

• “салавей” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org