іерогліф
Belarusian
Alternative forms
- геро́гліф (hjeróhlif) — Taraškievica orthography
Etymology
Ultimately from Ancient Greek ἱερογλυφικός (hierogluphikós).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [jijeˈroɣlʲif]
- Rhymes: -oɣlʲif
- Hyphenation: іе‧ро‧гліф, іе‧рог‧ліф
Noun
іеро́гліф • (ijeróhlif) m inan (genitive іеро́гліфа, nominative plural іеро́гліфы, genitive plural іеро́гліфаў, relational adjective іерагліфі́чны)
- hieroglyph (a figurative sign in a system of ideographic writing that denotes an entire concept, syllable, or sound)
- (figuratively, in the plural) hieroglyph (illegible handwriting)
Declension
Declension of іеро́гліф (inan hard masc-form accent-a)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | іеро́гліф ijeróhlif |
іеро́гліфы ijeróhlify |
| genitive | іеро́гліфа ijeróhlifa |
іеро́гліфаў ijeróhlifaw |
| dative | іеро́гліфу ijeróhlifu |
іеро́гліфам ijeróhlifam |
| accusative | іеро́гліф ijeróhlif |
іеро́гліфы ijeróhlify |
| instrumental | іеро́гліфам ijeróhlifam |
іеро́гліфамі ijeróhlifami |
| locative | іеро́гліфе ijeróhlifje |
іеро́гліфах ijeróhlifax |
| count form | — | іеро́гліфы1 ijeróhlify1 |
1Used with the numbers 2, 3, 4 and higher numbers after 20 ending in 2, 3, and 4.
Further reading
- “іерогліф” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org
- “іерогліф”, in Skarnik's Belarusian dictionary (in Belarusian), based on Kandrat Krapiva's Explanatory Dictionary of the Belarusian Language (1977-1984)
- "іерогліф" in Kandrat Krapiva's Explanatory Dictionary of the Belarusian Language (1977-1984) at Verbum