каваль
Belarusian
Etymology
Inherited from Old Ruthenian коваль (kovalʹ),[1] from Proto-Slavic *kovàľь.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [kaˈvalʲ]
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -alʲ
- Hyphenation: ка‧валь
Noun
кава́ль • (kaválʹ) m pers (genitive каваля́, nominative plural кавалі́, genitive plural кавалёў, relational adjective кава́льскі)
Declension
Declension of кава́ль (pr soft masc-form accent-b)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | кава́ль kaválʹ |
кавалі́ kavalí |
| genitive | каваля́ kavaljá |
кавалёў kavaljów |
| dative | кавалю́ kavaljú |
каваля́м kavaljám |
| accusative | каваля́ kavaljá |
кавалёў kavaljów |
| instrumental | кавалём kavaljóm |
каваля́мі kavaljámi |
| locative | кавалю́ kavaljú |
каваля́х kavaljáx |
| count form | — | кавалі́1 kavalí1 |
1Used with the numbers 2, 3, 4 and higher numbers after 20 ending in 2, 3, and 4.
Derived terms
nouns
- кава́льства (kaválʹstva)
References
- ^ Bulyka, A. M., editor (1996), “коваль, ковалъ”, in Гістарычны слоўнік беларускай мовы [Historical Dictionary of the Belarusian Language] (in Belarusian), numbers 15 (катъ – коречный), Minsk: Belaruskaia navuka, →ISBN, page 166
Further reading
- “каваль”, in Skarnik's Belarusian dictionary (in Belarusian), based on Kandrat Krapiva's Explanatory Dictionary of the Belarusian Language (1977-1984)
- “каваль” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org