прырода

Belarusian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *priroda. Cognate with Russian and Ukrainian приро́да (pryróda).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [prɨˈroda]

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• Rhymes: -oda
• Hyphenation: пры‧ро‧да

Noun

прыро́да • (pryróda) f inan (genitive прыро́ды, nominative plural прыро́ды, genitive plural прыро́д, relational adjective прыро́дны)

1. nature (everything that exists on earth, not created by human activity; the whole world in the diversity of its forms)
2. nature (the set of features of some locality, relief, flora and fauna, climatic conditions, etc.)
3. (colloquial) nature (locality outside the city)
4. nature (the set, basic qualities, properties of someone, something)
5. origin

   Synonym: пахо́джанне (paxódžannje)

Declension

Declension of прыро́да (inan hard fem-form accent-a)

	singular	plural
nominative	прыро́да pryróda	прыро́ды pryródy
genitive	прыро́ды pryródy	прыро́д pryród
dative	прыро́дзе pryródzje	прыро́дам pryródam
accusative	прыро́ду pryródu	прыро́ды pryródy
instrumental	прыро́дай, прыро́даю pryródaj, pryródaju	прыро́дамі pryródami
locative	прыро́дзе pryródzje	прыро́дах pryródax
count form	—	прыро́ды1 pryródy1

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

Derived terms

(adjectives):

• прыродазна́ўчы (pryrodaznáŭčy)

References

• “прырода”, in Skarnik's Belarusian dictionary (in Belarusian), based on Kandrat Krapiva's Explanatory Dictionary of the Belarusian Language (1977-1984)
• “прырода” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org