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білизна
 
білизна звичайна (Aspius aspius)

Etymology 1 edit

From бі́лий (bílyj) +‎ -и́зна (-ýzna). Compare Polish bielizna.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [bʲiˈɫɪznɐ]
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Noun edit

біли́зна (bilýznaf inan (genitive біли́зни, uncountable) (collective)

  1. linens, white goods (domestic textiles, such as tablecloths, bedding, towels, underclothes, etc.)
    1. bedclothes, bedlinen
      Synonyms: пості́льна біли́зна f (postílʹna bilýzna), по́стіль f (póstilʹ)
    2. underwear, underclothes, undergarments
      Synonyms: ни́жня біли́зна f (nýžnja bilýzna), спі́дня біли́зна f (spídnja bilýzna), спі́днє n (spídnje)
    3. laundry (that which needs to be, or has been, laundered)
      брудна́ біли́знаbrudná bilýznadirty laundry
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біли́зна (bilýznaf animal (genitive біли́зни, nominative plural біли́зни, genitive plural біли́зн)

  1. Aspius, Leuciscus (genus of fish within the family Cyprinidae)
  2. asp (fish of the species Aspius aspius/Leuciscus aspius)
    Synonyms: біли́зна звичайна f (bilýzna zvyčajna, literally common Aspius/Leuciscus), же́рех m (žérex)
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Etymology 2 edit

From бі́лий (bílyj) +‎ -изна́ (-yzná). Compare Russian белизна́ (belizná), Belarusian белізна́ (bjelizná).

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білизна́ (bilyznáf inan (genitive білизни́, uncountable)

  1. whiteness
    Synonym: бі́лість f (bílistʹ)
  2. sodium hypochlorite bleach
    Hypernym: відбі́лювач m (vidbíljuvač)
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