шэры

Belarusian

Alternative forms

Etymology

According to the Moscow Accentological School, the шэ́ры form is of Polotsk-Krivich origin, which entered the Central Belarusian dialects and from them into the Belarusian literary language. Cf. Smolensk (Russia) ше́рый and Vitebsk (Belarus) шэ́ды. Ultimately from Proto-Slavic *śěrъ. Displaced native се́ры (sjéry), now dialectal.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈʂɛrɨ]
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Adjective

шэ́ры • (šéry)

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    Synonym: сівы́ (sivý)

Declension

See also

Colors in Belarusian · ко́леры (kóljery) (layout · text)
     бе́лы (bjély)      шэ́ры (šéry), сівы́ (sivý)      чо́рны (čórny)
             чырво́ны (čyrvóny)              ара́нжавы (aránžavy); кары́чневы (karýčnjevy)              жо́ўты (žóŭty)
             сала́тавы (salátavy)              зялёны (zjaljóny)              смара́гдавы (smaráhdavy), ізумру́дны (izumrúdny), цёмна-зялёны (cjomna-zjaljony)
             бірузо́вы (biruzóvy)              блакі́тны (blakítny)              сі́ні (síni)
             фіяле́тавы (fijaljétavy)              пурпу́рны (purpúrny), багра́ны (bahrány)              ружо́вы (ružóvy)

References

  • шэры” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org
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