бялка

Bulgarian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *bělъka. By surface analysis, бял (bjal, “white”) +‎ -ка (-ka, feminine suffix).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbʲa̟ɫkɐ]

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• Hyphenation^(key): бял‧ка

Noun

бя́лка • (bjálka) f

1. Alternative form of бе́лка (bélka, “beech marten”)

Declension

Declension of бя́лка

	singular	plural
indefinite	бя́лка bjálka	бе́лки bélki
definite	бя́лката bjálkata	бе́лките bélkite

References

• “бялка”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• “белка”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• “бялка”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
• Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “бял; бялка”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 108