Belarusian

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Etymology

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Fromm быць (bycʹ, when) +‎ -лы (-ly, adjective-forming suffix).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [bɨˈɫɨ]
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  • Hyphenation: бы‧лы́

Adjective

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былы́ (bylý)

  1. former, previous, erstwhile, ex-
    Synonym: экс- (eks-)

Declension

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References

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  • былы” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org