турма

Belarusian

Etymology

Either from Polish turma or from Old East Slavic тюрма (tjurma), if not influenced by both forms.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [turˈma]

Noun

турма́ • (turmá) f inan (genitive турмы́, nominative plural ту́рмы, genitive plural ту́рмаў, relational adjective турэ́мны)

1. prison, jail

   Synonyms: астро́г (astróh), цямні́ца (cjamníca)

Declension

Declension of турма́ (inan hard fem-form accent-d)

	singular	plural
nominative	турма́ turmá	ту́рмы túrmy
genitive	турмы́ turmý	ту́рмаў túrmaŭ
dative	турме́ turmjé	ту́рмам túrmam
accusative	турму́ turmú	ту́рмы túrmy
instrumental	турмо́й, турмо́ю turmój, turmóju	ту́рмамі túrmami
locative	турме́ turmjé	ту́рмах túrmax
count form	—	турмы́1 turmý1

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

References

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