бельё

See also: белье

Russian

Alternative forms

• бѣльё (bělʹjó) — Pre-reform orthography (1918)

Etymology

From бе́лый (bélyj) +‎ -ьё (-ʹjó). Compare Polish bielizna.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [bʲɪˈlʲjɵ]

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Noun

бельё • (belʹjó) n inan (genitive белья́, uncountable, relational adjective бельево́й, pejorative бельи́шко)

1. underwear, skivvies, underclothes, undergarment, undies
2. bedclothes, linen
3. washing (textiles that have been or are to be washed)

Declension

Declension of бельё (inan sg-only neut-form vowel-stem accent-b) 

	singular
nominative	бельё belʹjó
genitive	белья́ belʹjá
dative	белью́ belʹjú
accusative	бельё belʹjó
instrumental	бельём belʹjóm
prepositional	белье́ belʹjé

Descendants

• → Bulgarian: бельо́ (beljó)

References

• Chernykh, P. Ja. (1993) “бельё”, in Историко-этимологический словарь русского языка [Historical-Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), 3rd edition, volume 1 (а – пантомима), Moscow: Russian Lang., →ISBN, page 84