аўгіевы стайні
Belarusian edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Compare Polish stajnia Augiasza, Russian а́вгиевы коню́шни (ávgijevy konjúšni), Ukrainian а́вгієві ста́йні (ávhijevi stájni).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
а́ўгіевы ста́йні • (áŭhijevy stájni) f inan pl (genitive а́ўгіеў ста́йняў, plural only)
- (Greek mythology) Augean stables (filthy stables of Augeas, the cleaning of which was the fifth of the seven Labors of Hercules)
- (idiomatic) Augean stables (place or situation characterized by filth or corruption)
Declension edit
Declension of а́ўгіевы ста́йні (inan pl-only hard fem-form accent-a)
| plural | |
|---|---|
| nominative | а́ўгіевы ста́йні áŭhijevy stájni |
| genitive | а́ўгіеў ста́йняў áŭhijeŭ stájnjaŭ |
| dative | а́ўгіевам ста́йням áŭhijevam stájnjam |
| accusative | а́ўгіевы ста́йні áŭhijevy stájni |
| instrumental | а́ўгіевамі ста́йнямі áŭhijevami stájnjami |
| locative | а́ўгіевах ста́йнях áŭhijevax stájnjax |
Synonyms edit
- (both senses): а́ўгіевы каню́шні (áŭhijevy kanjúšni)
References edit
- “аўгіевы стайні” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org
- “аўгіеў”, in Skarnik's Belarusian dictionary (in Belarusian), based on Kandrat Krapiva's Explanatory Dictionary of the Belarusian Language (1977-1984)