Belarusian

edit

Etymology

edit

Borrowing from either Polish bulwa or Czech bulva. Ultimately from Latin bulbus, or from German Bolle.

Pronunciation

edit
  • IPA(key): [ˈbulʲba]
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

edit

бу́льба (búlʹbaf inan (genitive бу́льбы, uncountable, relational adjective бульбяны́, diminutive бу́льбачка)

  1. potato
    мяшо́к на бу́льбуmjašók na búlʹbusack for potatoes
    падко́пваць бу́льбуpadkópvacʹ búlʹbuto dig up potatoes
    нос як бу́льбаnos jak búlʹbabulbous nose
  2. (dance) bulba

Declension

edit

Derived terms

edit

Descendants

edit
  • Russian: бу́льба (búlʹba)

References

edit
  • бульба” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org

Russian

edit

Etymology

edit

Borrowed from Ukrainian бу́льба (búlʹba) and Belarusian бу́льба (búlʹba).

Pronunciation

edit

Noun

edit

бу́льба (búlʹbaf inan (genitive бу́льбы, nominative plural бу́льбы, genitive plural бульб)

  1. (botany) tuber
  2. (usually in reference to Belarus) potato
    Synonym: карто́фель (kartófelʹ)

Declension

edit

Derived terms

edit

Ukrainian

edit
 
бу́льба (potato) prevalence in Ukrainian dialects

Etymology

edit

Borrowing from Polish bulwa. Ultimately from Latin bulbus, or from German Bolle.

Pronunciation

edit

Noun

edit

бу́льба (búlʹbaf inan (genitive бу́льби, nominative plural бу́льби, genitive plural бульб)

  1. (botany) tuber
  2. bubble
    мильна бульба — soap bubble
  3. (colloquial, dialectal) potato
    Synonym: карто́пля (kartóplja)
  4. (dance) bulba

Declension

edit

Derived terms

edit

Descendants

edit

References

edit
  NODES
Note 1