Belarusian edit

Etymology edit

Of unclear origin; possibly influenced by Baltic languages (see for example Lithuanian atlėga (relief)). Cognate with Ukrainian відли́га (vidlýha), Polish odliga.[1]

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [adˈlʲiɣa]
  • (file)

Noun edit

адлі́га (adlíhaf inan (genitive адлі́гі, nominative plural адлі́гі, genitive plural адлі́г)

  1. (literally, weather) thaw (melting of ice, snow or other congealed matter)
  2. (figuratively, chiefly politics) thaw (a relaxation of repression and censorship in an authoritarian state)
    паліты́чная адлі́гаpalitýčnaja adlíhapolitical thaw
    Хрушчо́ўская адлі́гаXruščóŭskaja adlíhaKhrushchev Thaw

Declension edit

References edit

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    Martynaŭ, V. U., editor (1978), “адліга”, in Этымалагічны слоўнік беларускай мовы [Etymological Dictionary of the Belarusian Language] (in Belarusian), volumes 1 (А – бячэ́йка), Minsk: Navuka i technika

Further reading edit

  • адліга” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org
  • "адліга" in Belarusian-Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at Verbum