beluga
English
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Russian белу́га (belúga), from бе́лый (bélyj, “white”).
In modern standard Russian, белу́га (belúga) denotes the fish Huso huso only, while белу́ха (belúxa) denotes the cetacean.
Pronunciation
edit- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /bəˈluːɡə/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - (General American) IPA(key): /bəˈluɡə/
Audio (US): (file) - Rhymes: -uːɡə
- Hyphenation: be‧lu‧ga
Noun
editbeluga (plural belugas)
- A cetacean, Delphinapterus leucas, found in the Arctic Ocean.
- Synonyms: beluga whale, melonhead, sea canary, white whale
- A fish, Huso huso, that is a source of caviar, which is found in the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea.
- Synonym: European sturgeon
Alternative forms
editDerived terms
editTranslations
editDelphinapterus leucas
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Huso huso
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Further reading
edit- beluga (sturgeon) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- beluga whale on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Anagrams
editCatalan
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Russian белу́га (belúga), from бе́лый (bélyj, “white”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editbeluga f (plural belugues)
- beluga
- Synonyms: balena blanca, marsuí
Derived terms
editFurther reading
edit- “beluga” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
Finnish
editEtymology
edit< Russian белу́га (belúga, “beluga”)
Pronunciation
editNoun
editbeluga
- beluga, beluga whale, white whale (Delphinapterus leucas).
- Synonym: maitovalas
- Synonym of kitasampi (“Huso huso”) (species of sturgeon).
Declension
editInflection of beluga (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation) | |||
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nominative | beluga | belugat | |
genitive | belugan | belugoiden belugoitten | |
partitive | belugaa | belugoita | |
illative | belugaan | belugoihin | |
singular | plural | ||
nominative | beluga | belugat | |
accusative | nom. | beluga | belugat |
gen. | belugan | ||
genitive | belugan | belugoiden belugoitten belugain rare | |
partitive | belugaa | belugoita | |
inessive | belugassa | belugoissa | |
elative | belugasta | belugoista | |
illative | belugaan | belugoihin | |
adessive | belugalla | belugoilla | |
ablative | belugalta | belugoilta | |
allative | belugalle | belugoille | |
essive | belugana | belugoina | |
translative | belugaksi | belugoiksi | |
abessive | belugatta | belugoitta | |
instructive | — | belugoin | |
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
Ingrian
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Russian белуга (beluga).
Pronunciation
edit- (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈbeluɡɑ/, [ˈbe̞ɫuɡ]
- (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈbeluːɡɑ/, [ˈpe̞ɫˑuːɡ̊ɑ]
- Rhymes: -eluɡ, -eluːɡɑ
- Hyphenation: be‧lu‧ga
Noun
editbeluga
Declension
editDeclension of beluga (type 3/kana, no gradation) | ||
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singular | plural | |
nominative | beluga | belugat |
genitive | belugan | belugoin |
partitive | belugaa | belugoja |
illative | belugaa | belugoihe |
inessive | belugaas | belugois |
elative | belugast | belugoist |
allative | belugalle | belugoille |
adessive | belugaal | belugoil |
ablative | belugalt | belugoilt |
translative | belugaks | belugoiks |
essive | beluganna, belugaan | belugoinna, belugoin |
exessive1) | belugant | belugoint |
1) obsolete *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive. |
References
edit- Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 397
Occitan
editPronunciation
editNoun
editbeluga f (plural belugas)
Old Slovak
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Russian белуга (beluga). First attested in the 18th century.
Noun
editbeluga f
- beluga (cetacean, Delphinapterus leucas)
Descendants
edit- Slovak: beluga
Further reading
edit- Majtán, Milan et al., editors (1991–2008), “beluga”, in Historický slovník slovenského jazyka (in Slovak), volumes 1–7 (A – Ž), Bratislava: VEDA, →OCLC
Portuguese
editPronunciation
edit
Noun
editbeluga f (plural belugas)
- beluga (cetacean, Delphinapterus leucas)
Spanish
editNoun
editbeluga m (plural belugas)
- beluga (cetacean, Delphinapterus leucas)
Further reading
edit- “beluga”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy, 2023 November 28
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