адліга
Belarusian
Etymology
Of unclear origin; possibly influenced by Baltic languages (see for example Lithuanian atlėga (“relief”)). Cognate with Ukrainian відли́га (vidlýha), Polish odliga.[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [adˈlʲiɣa]
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Noun
адлі́га • (adlíha) f inan (genitive адлі́гі, nominative plural адлі́гі, genitive plural адлі́г)
- (literally, weather) thaw (melting of ice, snow or other congealed matter)
- (figuratively, chiefly politics) thaw (a relaxation of repression and censorship in an authoritarian state)
- паліты́чная адлі́га ― palitýčnaja adlíha ― political thaw
- Хрушчо́ўская адлі́га ― Xruščówskaja adlíha ― Khrushchev Thaw
Declension
Declension of адлі́га (inan velar fem-form accent-a)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | адлі́га adlíha |
адлі́гі adlíhi |
| genitive | адлі́гі adlíhi |
адлі́г adlíh |
| dative | адлі́зе adlízje |
адлі́гам adlíham |
| accusative | адлі́гу adlíhu |
адлі́гі adlíhi |
| instrumental | адлі́гай, адлі́гаю adlíhaj, adlíhaju |
адлі́гамі adlíhami |
| locative | адлі́зе adlízje |
адлі́гах adlíhax |
| count form | — | адлі́гі1 adlíhi1 |
1Used with the numbers 2, 3, 4 and higher numbers after 20 ending in 2, 3, and 4.
References
- ^ Martynaŭ, V. U., editor (1978), “адліга”, in Этымалагічны слоўнік беларускай мовы [Etymological Dictionary of the Belarusian Language] (in Belarusian), volumes 1 (А – бячэ́йка), Minsk: Navuka i technika