шчанё

Belarusian

Alternative forms

• шчаня́ (ščanjá)
• ščanio — Łacinka (Belarusian Latin alphabet)

Etymology

Inherited from Old Ruthenian щенѧ (ščenja), from Old East Slavic щенѧ (ščenę), from Proto-Slavic *ščenę. Compare Polish szczenię, Ukrainian щеня́ (ščenjá), Russian щено́к (ščenók).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʂt͡ʂaˈnʲo]
• Rhymes: -o

Noun

шчанё • (ščanjó) n animal (genitive шчаня́ці, nominative plural шчаня́ты, genitive plural шчаня́т, relational adjective шчаня́чы, diminutive шчаню́к)

1. puppy

   Synonyms: цю́цька (cjúcʹka), сабачанё (sabačanjó)

   Hypernyms: саба́ка (sabáka, “dog”), дзіцянё (dzicjanjó, “child”)

   Hyponyms: ваўчанё (vaŭčanjó), лісянё (lisjanjó)

Declension

Declension of шчанё (anml t-stem neut-form accent-b)

	singular	plural
nominative	шчанё ščanjó	шчаня́ты ščanjáty
genitive	шчаня́ці ščanjáci	шчаня́т ščanját
dative	шчаня́ці ščanjáci	шчаня́там ščanjátam
accusative	шчанё ščanjó	шчаня́т ščanját
instrumental	шчанём ščanjóm	шчаня́тамі ščanjátami
locative	шчаня́ці ščanjáci	шчаня́тах ščanjátax
count form	—	шчаня́ці1 ščanjáci1

¹Used with the numbers 2, 3, 4 and higher numbers after 20 ending in 2, 3, and 4.

Derived terms

• шчані́цца (ščanícca, “to whelp, to pup”)

 

References

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