белина

Bulgarian

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *bělina. By surface analysis, бял (bjal, white) + -ина́ (-iná, abstract noun formative).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [bɛliˈna]

Noun

белина́ • (beliná)

  1. (uncountable) whiteness
    Synonym: белота́ (belotá)
  2. (dialect) sclera (the white of the eye)
    Synonym: белтъ́к (beltǎ́k)
  3. (dialect) albumen (the white of an egg)
    Synonym: белтъ́к (beltǎ́k)
  4. (dialect) salo, slanina; synonym of слани́на (slanína).
Declension

Etymology 2

Instrumental noun of the causative verb бе́ля (bélja, to whiten) + -и́на (-ína).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [bɛˈlinɐ]

Noun

бели́на • (belína)

  1. bleach
Declension

References

  • белина”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • белина”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

Macedonian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *bělina.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈbɛlina]

Noun

белина • (belina) f

  1. whiteness
  2. white space

Declension

Serbo-Croatian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *bělina.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /belǐna/
  • Hyphenation: бе‧ли‧на

Noun

белѝна f (Latin spelling belìna)

  1. whiteness
  2. whitespace

Declension

References

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