шызы

Belarusian

Alternative forms

• szyzy, šyzy — Łacinka (Belarusian Latin alphabet)

Etymology

Inherited from Old Ruthenian *сизый (*sizyj), from Old East Slavic сизъ (sizŭ), from Proto-Slavic *sizъ. Possibly related to сівы́ (sivý). Compare Russian си́зый (sízyj) and Ukrainian си́зий (sýzyj).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈʂɨzɨ]

Adjective

шы́зы • (šýzy)

1. warm grey with a bluish lustre
   • 1914, Maksim Bahdanovič, Вянок, page 22:

     Іскрацца зорак сьняжынкі маркотна,
     Збожжэ пакрылося шызай расой…
     Кіньмо жэ думкі аб долі гаротнай,
     Хоць бы на момэнт спачынем душой!

     Iskracca zórak sʹnjažynki markótna,
     Zbóžže pakrylósja šyzaj rasój…
     Kinʹmó že dumki ab dóli harótnaj,
     Xocʹ by na móment spačynjem dušój!

     The snowflake stars are sparkling bleakly,
     The crops are covered with a bluish dew…
     Let's stop thinking of the meager fate,
     And at least take a moment to relax our souls!

Declension

Declension of шы́зы (hard)

		masculine	neuter	feminine	plural
nominative		шы́зы šýzy	шы́зае šýzaje	шы́зая šýzaja	шы́зыя šýzyja
genitive		шы́зага šýzaha		шы́зай šýzaj	шы́зых šýzyx
dative		шы́заму šýzamu		шы́зай šýzaj	шы́зым šýzym
accusative	animate	шы́зага šýzaha	шы́зае šýzaje	шы́зую šýzuju	шы́зых šýzyx
	inanimate	шы́зы šýzy			шы́зыя šýzyja
instrumental		шы́зым šýzym		шы́зай, шы́заю šýzaj, šýzaju	шы́зымі šýzymi
locative		шы́зым šýzym		шы́зай šýzaj	шы́зых šýzyx

Further reading

• “шызы”, in Skarnik's Belarusian dictionary (in Belarusian), based on Kandrat Krapiva's Explanatory Dictionary of the Belarusian Language (1977-1984)
• “шызы” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org