Bulgarian edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *bělъka. By surface analysis, бял (bjal, white) +‎ -ка (-ka, feminine suffix).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [ˈbʲa̟ɫkɐ]
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation(key): бял‧ка

Noun edit

бя́лка (bjálkaf

  1. Alternative form of бе́лка (bélka, beech marten)

Declension edit

References edit

  • бялка”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • белка”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • бялка”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
  • Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “бял; бялка”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volumes 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 108