салавей

Belarusian

Etymology

From Old East Slavic соловии (solovii), from Proto-Slavic *solvьjь.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [saɫaˈvʲej]

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Noun

салаве́й • (salavjéj) m animal (genitive салаўя́, nominative plural салаўі́, genitive plural салаўёў)

1. nightingale

Declension

Declension of салаве́й (anml soft masc-form accent-b reduc)

	singular	plural
nominative	салаве́й salavjéj	салаўі́ salaŭí
genitive	салаўя́ salaŭjá	салаўёў salaŭjóŭ
dative	салаўю́ salaŭjú	салаўя́м salaŭjám
accusative	салаўя́ salaŭjá	салаўёў salaŭjóŭ
instrumental	салаўём salaŭjóm	салаўя́мі salaŭjámi
locative	салаўі́ salaŭí	салаўя́х salaŭjáx
count form	—	салаўі́1 salaŭí1

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

Derived terms

• салаве́йка n (salavjéjka)

References

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