хмыз

Belarusian

Alternative forms

• chmyz — Łacinka (Belarusian Latin alphabet)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *xmyzъ, further etymology unclear. Cognate with Ukrainian хмиз (xmyz).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [xmɨs]

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• Rhymes: -ɨs

Noun

хмыз • (xmyz) m inan (genitive хмы́зу, uncountable)

1. thicket, shrubbery, brushwood (small trees and shrubs)

   Synonym: хмызня́к (xmyznják)

Declension

Declension of хмыз (inan sg-only hard masc-form accent-a)

	singular
nominative	хмыз xmyz
genitive	хмы́зу xmýzu
dative	хмы́зу xmýzu
accusative	хмыз xmyz
instrumental	хмы́зам xmýzam
locative	хмы́зе xmýzje

References

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