бъчела

See also: бьчела

Old Church Slavonic

Alternative forms

• бьчела (bĭčela)
• Glagolitic: ⰱⱏⱍⰵⰾⰰ (bŭčela)

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *bьčela.

Noun

бъчела • (bŭčela) f

1. bee

Usage notes

Form бьчела (bĭčela) is attested only once, in Psalterium Sinaiticum, but since form бъчела (bŭčela) is almost as just as rare, it's impossible to precisely determine the original form.

Declension

Declension of бъчела (hard a-stem)

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	бъчела bŭčela	бъчелѣ bŭčelě	бъчелꙑ bŭčely
genitive	бъчелꙑ bŭčely	бъчелоу bŭčelu	бъчелъ bŭčelŭ
dative	бъчелѣ bŭčelě	бъчелама bŭčelama	бъчеламъ bŭčelamŭ
accusative	бъчелѫ bŭčelǫ	бъчелѣ bŭčelě	бъчелꙑ bŭčely
instrumental	бъчелоѭ bŭčelojǫ	бъчелама bŭčelama	бъчелами bŭčelami
locative	бъчелѣ bŭčelě	бъчелоу bŭčelu	бъчелахъ bŭčelaxŭ
vocative	бъчело bŭčelo	бъчелѣ bŭčelě	бъчелꙑ bŭčely

References

• “бъчела”, in GORAZD (overall work in Czech, English, and Russian), http://gorazd.org, 2016—2024