средь бела дня

Russian

Etymology

Literally, “amidst a white day”. бе́ла (béla) here is an old short masculine genitive singular.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [srʲedʲ ˈbʲeɫə ˈdʲnʲa]

Adverb

средь бе́ла дня́ • (sredʹ béla dnjá)

1. in broad daylight