аўца

Belarusian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *ovьca.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [au̯ˈt͡sa]

Noun

аўца́ • (awcá) f animal (genitive аўцы́, nominative plural во́ўцы, genitive plural аве́ц or аўцо́ў)

  1. (dated) sheep
    Synonym: (regular term, former diminutive) аве́чка (avjéčka)

Declension

Declension of аўца́ (anml hard fem-form accent-d а-во mixed-reduc)
singular plural
nominative аўца́
awcá 		во́ўцы
vówcy
genitive аўцы́
awcý 		аве́ц, аўцо́ў
avjéc, awców
dative аўцы́
awcý 		во́ўцам
vówcam
accusative аўцу́
awcú 		аве́ц, аўцо́ў
avjéc, awców
instrumental аўцо́й, аўцо́ю
awcój, awcóju 		во́ўцамі
vówcami
locative аўцы́
awcý 		во́ўцах
vówcax
count form — аўцы́1
awcý1

1Used with the numbers 2, 3, 4 and higher numbers after 20 ending in 2, 3, and 4.

Derived terms

  • аве́чы (avjéčy, “sheepish; related adjective”)

References

  • “аўца” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org
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