белина

Bulgarian

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *bělina. By surface analysis, бял (bjal, “white”) +‎ -ина́ (-iná, abstract noun formative).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [bɛliˈna]

Noun

белина́ • (beliná)

1. (uncountable) whiteness

   Synonym: белота́ (belotá)

2. (dialect) sclera (the white of the eye)

   Synonym: белтъ́к (beltǎ́k)

3. (dialect) albumen (the white of an egg)

   Synonym: белтъ́к (beltǎ́k)

4. (dialect) salo, slanina; synonym of слани́на (slanína).

Declension

Declension of белина́

	singular	plural
indefinite	белина́ beliná	белини́ beliní
definite	белина́та belináta	белини́те beliníte

Etymology 2

Instrumental noun of the causative verb бе́ля (bélja, “to whiten”) +‎ -и́на (-ína).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [bɛˈlinɐ]

Noun

бели́на • (belína)

1. bleach

Declension

Declension of бели́на

	singular	plural
indefinite	бели́на belína	бели́ни belíni
definite	бели́ната belínata	бели́ните belínite

References

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

Macedonian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *bělina.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbɛlina]

Noun

белина • (belina) f

1. whiteness
2. white space

Declension

Declension of белина

	singular	plural
indefinite	белина (belina)	белини (belini)
definite unspecified	белината (belinata)	белините (belinite)
definite proximal	белинава (belinava)	белиниве (belinive)
definite distal	белинана (belinana)	белинине (belinine)
vocative	белино (belino)	белини (belini)

Further reading

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

Serbo-Croatian

Alternative forms

• бјелѝна (Ijekavian)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *bělina.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /belǐna/
• Hyphenation: бе‧ли‧на

Noun

белѝна f (Latin spelling belìna)

1. whiteness
2. whitespace

Declension

Declension of белина

	singular	plural
nominative	белѝна	белине
genitive	белине	бели́на̄
dative	белини	белинама
accusative	белину	белине
vocative	белино	белине
locative	белини	белинама
instrumental	белином	белинама

References

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