жужаль
Belarusian edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Uncertain; possibly inherited from Proto-Slavic *žùžeľь (“humming insect”). Probably originally meants a group of small impure creatures, and then the meaning was extended to inanimate impurities.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
жу́жаль • (žúžalʹ) m animal (genitive жу́жаля, nominative plural жу́жалі, genitive plural жу́жаляў)
- ground beetle, any beetle of the Carabidae family
Declension edit
Declension of жу́жаль (anml soft masc-form accent-a)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | жу́жаль žúžalʹ |
жу́жалі žúžali |
| genitive | жу́жаля žúžalja |
жу́жаляў žúžaljaŭ |
| dative | жу́жалю žúžalju |
жу́жалям žúžaljam |
| accusative | жу́жаля žúžalja |
жу́жаляў žúžaljaŭ |
| instrumental | жу́жалем žúžaljem |
жу́жалямі žúžaljami |
| locative | жу́жалі žúžali |
жу́жалях žúžaljax |
| count form | — | жу́жалі1 žúžali1 |
1Used with the numbers 2, 3, 4 and higher numbers after 20 ending in 2, 3, and 4.
Noun edit
жу́жаль • (žúžalʹ) m inan (genitive жу́жаля, nominative plural жу́жалі, genitive plural жу́жаляў)
Declension edit
Declension of жу́жаль (inan soft masc-form accent-a)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | жу́жаль žúžalʹ |
жу́жалі žúžali |
| genitive | жу́жаля žúžalja |
жу́жаляў žúžaljaŭ |
| dative | жу́жалю žúžalju |
жу́жалям žúžaljam |
| accusative | жу́жаль žúžalʹ |
жу́жалі žúžali |
| instrumental | жу́жалем žúžaljem |
жу́жалямі žúžaljami |
| locative | жу́жалі žúžali |
жу́жалях žúžaljax |
| count form | — | жу́жалі1 žúžali1 |
1Used with the numbers 2, 3, 4 and higher numbers after 20 ending in 2, 3, and 4.
References edit
- “жужаль” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org
- Martynaŭ, V. U., editor (1985), “жужаль”, in Этымалагічны слоўнік беларускай мовы [Etymological Dictionary of the Belarusian Language] (in Belarusian), volumes 3 (га! – інчэ́), Minsk: Navuka i technika, page 242