чмель

Belarusian

чмель

Alternative forms

• čmiel — Łacinka (Belarusian Latin alphabet)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *čьmeľь.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [t͡ʂmʲelʲ]

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Noun

чмель • (čmjelʹ) m animal (genitive чмяля́, nominative plural чмялі́, genitive plural чмялёў)

1. bumblebee

Declension

Declension of чмель (anml soft masc-form accent-b)

	singular	plural
nominative	чмель čmjelʹ	чмялі́ čmjalí
genitive	чмяля́ čmjaljá	чмялёў čmjaljów
dative	чмялю́ čmjaljú	чмяля́м čmjaljám
accusative	чмяля́ čmjaljá	чмялёў čmjaljów
instrumental	чмялём čmjaljóm	чмяля́мі čmjaljámi
locative	чмялі́ čmjalí	чмяля́х čmjaljáx
count form	—	чмялі́1 čmjalí1

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

See also

• пчала́ (pčalá)
• аса́ (asá)
• шэ́ршань (šéršanʹ)

Further reading

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