белуга

Russian

Etymology

бе́лый (bélyj) +‎ -уга (-uga)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [bʲɪˈɫuɡə]

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Noun

белу́га • (belúga) f anim (genitive белу́ги, nominative plural белу́ги, genitive plural белу́г)

1. beluga (European sturgeon)
2. (dated) beluga (white whale) (the term was used until the XIX century and is still sometimes confused with "белуха" - the modern term for "white whale")

   парохо́д ревёт белу́гой

   paroxód revjót belúgoj

   the steamboat roars like a beluga

Declension

Declension of белу́га (anim fem-form velar-stem accent-a) 

	singular	plural
nominative	белу́га belúga	белу́ги belúgi
genitive	белу́ги belúgi	белу́г belúg
dative	белу́ге belúge	белу́гам belúgam
accusative	белу́гу belúgu	белу́г belúg
instrumental	белу́гой, белу́гою belúgoj, belúgoju	белу́гами belúgami
prepositional	белу́ге belúge	белу́гах belúgax

See also

• белу́ха (belúxa) (white whale)

Descendants

• Polish: bieługa

Further reading

• Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “белуга”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress