Macedonian

Noun

белка • ‎(belka) f ‎(plural белки)

1. egg white, albumen
2. white of the eye, sclera
3. white female

Inflection

Russian

Etymology 1

From Old East Slavic бѣлъка ‎(bělŭka, “squirrel”), бѣла ‎(běla, “squirrel”), from бѣла вѣверица ‎(běla věverica, “white squirrel”). See бе́лый ‎(bélyj, “white”), ве́верица ‎(véverica, “squirrel; ermine, stoat”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbʲelkə]

Noun

бе́лка • ‎(bélka) f anim ‎(genitive бе́лки, nominative plural бе́лки, genitive plural бе́лок)

1. squirrel (mammal)

Declension

Synonyms

• векша ‎(vekša)

Related terms

• беличий ‎(beličij)
• белочка ‎(beločka)

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [bʲɪlˈka]

Noun

белка́ • ‎(belká) m inan

1. genitive singular of бело́к ‎(belók)

References

• Fasmer, Maks (1964–1973), “белка”, in Etimologičeskij slovarʹ russkovo jazyka [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), translated from German and supplemented by Trubačev O. N., Moscow: Progress
• Černyx, P. Ja. (1999), “белка”, in Istoriko-etimologičeskij slovarʹ russkovo jazyka [Historical-Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), volume 1, 3rd reprint edition, Moscow: Russkij jazyk, page 82
• Sreznevskij, I. I. (1893), “белка”, in Materialy dlja slovarja drevne-russkago jazyka po pisʹmennym pamjatnikam [Materials for the Dictionary of the Old Russian Language According to Written Monuments] (in Russian), volume 1, Saint Petersburg: Imperial Academy of Sciences, page 217