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Etymology edit

Related to мо́віць (móvicʹ), размаўля́ць (razmaŭljácʹ), negated by prefix не- (nje-). Literally (somewhat) "something small not speaking". Cognates include Ukrainian немовля́ (nemovljá), Polish niemowlę with the same meaning.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [nʲemau̯ˈlʲa]
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Noun edit

немаўля́ (njemaŭlján pers (genitive немаўля́ці, nominative plural немаўля́ты, genitive plural немаўля́т, relational adjective немаўля́чы, diminutive немаўля́тка)

  1. infant, baby
    Synonyms: маладзе́нец (maladzjénjec), дзіцяня́ (dzicjanjá), дзіцянё (dzicjanjó)

Declension edit

References edit

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