Belarusian edit

Etymology edit

цяля́ (cjaljá) +‎ -і́ца (-íca). Compare Polish cielica, Ukrainian тели́ця (telýcja).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [t͡sʲaˈlʲit͡sa]

Noun edit

цялі́ца (cjalícaf animal (genitive цялі́цы, nominative plural цялі́цы, genitive plural цялі́ц)

  1. (dialectal) heifer (young cow that has not calved)
    Synonyms: цёлка (cjólka), цялу́шка (cjalúška)

Declension edit

References edit

  • цяліца” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org
  • цяліца”, in Skarnik's Belarusian dictionary (in Belarusian), based on Kandrat Krapiva's Explanatory Dictionary of the Belarusian Language (1977-1984)