Belarusian edit

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Etymology edit

Borrowed from Polish kwiat, suffixed with -ка (-ka) (compare Ukrainian кві́тка (kvítka)). Ultimately from Proto-Slavic *květъ, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱwoyt-o- (white, light), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱweyt- (white), whence English white. Related to Russian цвето́к (cvetók). Doublet of цвет (cvjet).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [ˈkvʲetka]
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Noun edit

кве́тка (kvjétkaf inan (genitive кве́ткі, nominative plural кве́ткі, genitive plural кве́так)

  1. flower

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