beluga

See also: Beluga and béluga

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian белу́га (belúga), from бе́лый (bélyj, “white”).

In modern standard Russian, белу́га (belúga) denotes the fish Huso huso only, while белу́ха (belúxa) denotes the cetacean.

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /bəˈluːɡə/
  • Audio (Southern England):(file)
  • (General American) IPA(key): /bəˈluɡə/
  • Audio (US):(file)
  • Rhymes: -uːɡə
  • Hyphenation: be‧lu‧ga

Noun

beluga (plural belugas)

  1. A cetacean, Delphinapterus leucas, found in the Arctic Ocean.
    Synonyms: beluga whale, melonhead, sea canary, white whale
  2. A fish, Huso huso, that is a source of caviar, which is found in the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea.
    Synonym: European sturgeon

Alternative forms

Derived terms

Translations

Further reading

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Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian белу́га (belúga), from бе́лый (bélyj, “white”).

Pronunciation

Noun

beluga f (plural belugues)

  1. beluga
    Synonyms: balena blanca, marsuí

Derived terms

  • esturió beluga

Further reading

Finnish

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian белу́га (belúga, “beluga”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbeluɡɑ/, [ˈbe̞luɡɑ̝]
  • Rhymes: -eluɡɑ
  • Syllabification(key): be‧lu‧ga
  • Hyphenation(key): be‧lu‧ga

Noun

beluga

  1. beluga, beluga whale, white whale (Delphinapterus leucas).
    Synonym: maitovalas
  2. synonym of kitasampi (“Huso huso”) (species of sturgeon).

Declension

Inflection of beluga (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)
nominative beluga belugat
genitive belugan belugoiden
belugoitten
partitive belugaa belugoita
illative belugaan belugoihin
singular plural
nominative beluga belugat
accusative nom. beluga belugat
gen. belugan
genitive belugan belugoiden
belugoitten
belugain rare
partitive belugaa belugoita
inessive belugassa belugoissa
elative belugasta belugoista
illative belugaan belugoihin
adessive belugalla belugoilla
ablative belugalta belugoilta
allative belugalle belugoille
essive belugana belugoina
translative belugaksi belugoiksi
abessive belugatta belugoitta
instructive — belugoin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of beluga (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative belugani belugani
accusative nom. belugani belugani
gen. belugani
genitive belugani belugoideni
belugoitteni
belugaini rare
partitive belugaani belugoitani
inessive belugassani belugoissani
elative belugastani belugoistani
illative belugaani belugoihini
adessive belugallani belugoillani
ablative belugaltani belugoiltani
allative belugalleni belugoilleni
essive beluganani belugoinani
translative belugakseni belugoikseni
abessive belugattani belugoittani
instructive — —
comitative — belugoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative belugasi belugasi
accusative nom. belugasi belugasi
gen. belugasi
genitive belugasi belugoidesi
belugoittesi
belugaisi rare
partitive belugaasi belugoitasi
inessive belugassasi belugoissasi
elative belugastasi belugoistasi
illative belugaasi belugoihisi
adessive belugallasi belugoillasi
ablative belugaltasi belugoiltasi
allative belugallesi belugoillesi
essive beluganasi belugoinasi
translative belugaksesi belugoiksesi
abessive belugattasi belugoittasi
instructive — —
comitative — belugoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative belugamme belugamme
accusative nom. belugamme belugamme
gen. belugamme
genitive belugamme belugoidemme
belugoittemme
belugaimme rare
partitive belugaamme belugoitamme
inessive belugassamme belugoissamme
elative belugastamme belugoistamme
illative belugaamme belugoihimme
adessive belugallamme belugoillamme
ablative belugaltamme belugoiltamme
allative belugallemme belugoillemme
essive beluganamme belugoinamme
translative belugaksemme belugoiksemme
abessive belugattamme belugoittamme
instructive — —
comitative — belugoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative beluganne beluganne
accusative nom. beluganne beluganne
gen. beluganne
genitive beluganne belugoidenne
belugoittenne
belugainne rare
partitive belugaanne belugoitanne
inessive belugassanne belugoissanne
elative belugastanne belugoistanne
illative belugaanne belugoihinne
adessive belugallanne belugoillanne
ablative belugaltanne belugoiltanne
allative belugallenne belugoillenne
essive belugananne belugoinanne
translative belugaksenne belugoiksenne
abessive belugattanne belugoittanne
instructive — —
comitative — belugoinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative belugansa belugansa
accusative nom. belugansa belugansa
gen. belugansa
genitive belugansa belugoidensa
belugoittensa
belugainsa rare
partitive belugaansa belugoitaan
belugoitansa
inessive belugassaan
belugassansa 		belugoissaan
belugoissansa
elative belugastaan
belugastansa 		belugoistaan
belugoistansa
illative belugaansa belugoihinsa
adessive belugallaan
belugallansa 		belugoillaan
belugoillansa
ablative belugaltaan
belugaltansa 		belugoiltaan
belugoiltansa
allative belugalleen
belugallensa 		belugoilleen
belugoillensa
essive beluganaan
beluganansa 		belugoinaan
belugoinansa
translative belugakseen
belugaksensa 		belugoikseen
belugoiksensa
abessive belugattaan
belugattansa 		belugoittaan
belugoittansa
instructive — —
comitative — belugoineen
belugoinensa

Ingrian

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian белуга (beluga).

Pronunciation

  • (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈbeluɡɑ/, [ˈbe̞ɫuˑɡ]
  • (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈbeluːɡɑ/, [ˈpe̞ɫˑuːɡ̊ɑ]
  • Rhymes: -eluɡ, -eluːɡɑ
  • Hyphenation: be‧lu‧ga

Noun

beluga

  1. beluga (European sturgeon)

Declension

Declension of beluga (type 3/kana, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative beluga belugat
genitive belugan belugoin
partitive belugaa belugoja
illative belugaa belugoihe
inessive belugaas belugois
elative belugast belugoist
allative belugalle belugoille
adessive belugaal belugoil
ablative belugalt belugoilt
translative belugaks belugoiks
essive beluganna, belugaan belugoinna, belugoin
exessive1) belugant belugoint
1) obsolete
*) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl)
**) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive.

References

  • Ruben E. Nirvi (1971), Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 397

Occitan

Pronunciation

Noun

beluga f (plural belugas)

  1. spark
  2. flash

Old Slovak

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian белуга (beluga). First attested in the 18th century.

Noun

beluga f

  1. beluga (cetacean, Delphinapterus leucas)

Descendants

  • Slovak: beluga

Further reading

  • Majtán, Milan et al., editors (1991–2008), “beluga”, in Historický slovník slovenského jazyka [Historical Dictionary of the Slovak Language] (in Slovak), volumes 1–7 (A – Ž), Bratislava: VEDA, →OCLC

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /bɨˈlu.ɡɐ/ [bɨˈlu.ɣɐ]

  • (Portugal) IPA(key): [ˈbɫu.ɣɐ], [ˈbɫu.ɡɐ]
  • Hyphenation: be‧lu‧ga

Noun

beluga f (plural belugas)

  1. beluga (cetacean, Delphinapterus leucas)

Further reading

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /beˈluɡa/ [beˈlu.ɣ̞a]
  • Rhymes: -uɡa
  • Syllabification: be‧lu‧ga

Noun

beluga m (plural belugas)

  1. beluga (cetacean, Delphinapterus leucas)

Further reading

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