ёлка

See also: елка

Belarusian

Etymology

Cognate with Russian ёлка (jólka).

Noun

1. Christmas tree

Derived terms

• ёлычка (jólyčka)

References

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

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Russian

Etymology

ель (jelʹ) +‎ -ка (-ka)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈjɵɫkə]

• Audio:

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Noun

ёлка • (jólka) f inan (genitive ёлки, nominative plural ёлки, genitive plural ёлок)

1. diminutive of ель (jelʹ): spruce, spruce tree
2. Christmas tree (in Russia used for New Year's)
3. New Year's party for children

Declension

Declension of ёлка (inan fem-form velar-stem accent-a reduc) 

	singular	plural
nominative	ёлка jólka	ёлки jólki
genitive	ёлки jólki	ёлок jólok
dative	ёлке jólke	ёлкам jólkam
accusative	ёлку jólku	ёлки jólki
instrumental	ёлкой, ёлкою jólkoj, jólkoju	ёлками jólkami
prepositional	ёлке jólke	ёлках jólkax

Pre-reform declension of ёлка (inan fem-form velar-stem accent-a reduc) 

	singular	plural
nominative	ёлка jólka	ёлки jólki
genitive	ёлки jólki	ёлокъ jólok
dative	ёлкѣ jólkě	ёлкамъ jólkam
accusative	ёлку jólku	ёлки jólki
instrumental	ёлкой, ёлкою jólkoj, jólkoju	ёлками jólkami
prepositional	ёлкѣ jólkě	ёлкахъ jólkax

Derived terms

• ёлочка f (jóločka)
• ёлочкой (jóločkoj)

Related terms

• ёлки-па́лки (jólki-pálki)
• ель (jelʹ)
• е́льник (jélʹnik)
• ело́вый (jelóvyj)