белило

Bulgarian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *bělidlo. By surface analysis, бе́ля (bélja, “to make white”) +‎ -ло (-lo)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [bɛˈliɫo]

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• Hyphenation: бе‧ли‧ло

Noun

бели́ло • (belílo) n

1. mineral white paint, e.g. zinc white, lead white and titanium white
2. (historical) face pomade used to give the skin a whiter appearance

Declension

Declension of бели́ло

	singular	plural
indefinite	бели́ло belílo	белила́ belilá
definite	бели́лото belíloto	белила́та beliláta

Related terms

• бели́на f (belína, “bleach”)
• черви́ло n (červílo, “lipstick, esp. red”)

References

• “белило”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• “белило”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

Macedonian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *bělidlo. By surface analysis, бели (beli, “to white”) +‎ -ло (-lo).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbɛliɫɔ]
• Hyphenation: бе‧ли‧ло

Noun

белило • (belilo) n (plural белила)

1. bleach, whitener
2. white face powder

Declension

Declension of белило

	singular	plural
indefinite	белило (belilo)	белила (belila)
definite unspecified	белилото (beliloto)	белилата (belilata)
definite proximal	белилово (belilovo)	белилава (belilava)
definite distal	белилоно (belilono)	белилана (belilana)
vocative	белило (belilo)	белила (belila)

Related terms

• белина f (belina)

• see: бел (bel)

See also

• црвило n (crvilo), црвенило n (crvenilo)
• црнило n (crnilo)

Further reading

• “белило” in Дигитален речник на македонскиот јазик (Digitalen rečnik na makedonskiot jazik) [Digital dictionary of the Macedonian language] − drmj.eu

Russian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [bʲɪˈlʲiɫə]

Verb

бели́ло • (belílo)

1. neuter singular past indicative imperfective of бели́ть (belítʹ)

Serbo-Croatian

Alternative forms

• бјѐлило (Ijekavian)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *bělidlo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bělilo/
• Hyphenation: бе‧ли‧ло

Noun

бѐлило n (Latin spelling bèlilo)

1. bleach
2. whiteness

Declension

Declension of белило

	singular	plural
nominative	бѐлило	белила
genitive	белила	бе̏лӣла̄
dative	белилу	белилима
accusative	белило	белила
vocative	белило	белила
locative	белилу	белилима
instrumental	белилом	белилима

References

• “белило”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025