beluga
English edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed 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 edit
beluga (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 edit
Derived terms edit
Translations edit
Delphinapterus 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 edit
Catalan edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Russian белу́га (belúga), from бе́лый (bélyj, “white”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
beluga f (plural belugues)
- beluga
- Synonyms: balena blanca, marsuí
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- “beluga” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
Finnish edit
Etymology edit
< Russian белу́га (belúga, “beluga”)
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
beluga
- beluga, beluga whale, white whale (Delphinapterus leucas).
- Synonym: maitovalas
- Synonym of kitasampi (“Huso huso”) (species of sturgeon).
Declension edit
Inflection 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 belugainrare | ||
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 edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed 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 edit
beluga
Declension edit
Declension 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 edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
beluga f (plural belugas)
Portuguese edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
beluga f (plural belugas)
- beluga (cetacean, Delphinapterus leucas)
Spanish edit
Noun edit
beluga m (plural belugas)
- beluga (cetacean, Delphinapterus leucas)
Further reading edit
- “beluga”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014