бьчела

See also: бъчела

Old Church Slavonic

Alternative forms

• бъчела (bŭčela)
• Glagolitic: ⰱⱐⱍⰵⰾⰰ (bĭčela)

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *bьčela.

Noun

бьчела • (bĭčela) f

1. bee

Usage notes

Form with 'ь' is attested only once, in Psalterium Sinaiticum as ⰱⱐⱍⰵⰾⱏⰹ (bĭčely, nom.pl.), but since form бъчела (bŭčela) is almost just as rare, it's impossible to precisely determine the original form.

Declension

Declension of бьчела (hard a-stem)

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	бьчела bĭčela	бьчелѣ bĭčelě	бьчелꙑ bĭčely
genitive	бьчелꙑ bĭčely	бьчелоу bĭčelu	бьчелъ bĭčelŭ
dative	бьчелѣ bĭčelě	бьчелама bĭčelama	бьчеламъ bĭčelamŭ
accusative	бьчелѫ bĭčelǫ	бьчелѣ bĭčelě	бьчелꙑ bĭčely
instrumental	бьчелоѭ bĭčelojǫ	бьчелама bĭčelama	бьчелами bĭčelami
locative	бьчелѣ bĭčelě	бьчелоу bĭčelu	бьчелахъ bĭčelaxŭ
vocative	бьчело bĭčelo	бьчелѣ bĭčelě	бьчелꙑ bĭčely