бурштын

Belarusian

Alternative forms

  • брушты́н (bruštýn)

Etymology

Inherited from Old Ruthenian буршты́нъ (burštýn), further borrowed from Polish bursztyn. Cognate with Ukrainian буршти́н (burštýn).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [burʂˈtɨn]
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Noun

буршты́н • (burštýnm inan (genitive буршты́ну, nominative plural буршты́ны, genitive plural буршты́наў)

  1. amber (fossil resin)
    Synonym: янта́р (jantár)

Declension

References

  • бурштын”, in Skarnik's Belarusian dictionary (in Belarusian), based on Kandrat Krapiva's Explanatory Dictionary of the Belarusian Language (1977-1984)
  • бурштын” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org