цокаль

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From earlier *цо́кала n (*cókala), borrowed from Italian zoccolo, possibly later phonetically influenced by French socle. Compare Russian and Ukrainian цо́коль (cókolʹ).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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цо́каль (cókalʹm inan (genitive цо́каля, nominative plural цо́калі, genitive plural цо́каляў, relational adjective цо́кальны)

  1. (architecture) socle, plinth
  2. (technical) base, socket (metal part of an electric light bulb, which serves to strengthen it in the cartridge)
    цо́каль ля́мпыcókalʹ ljámpylamp base

Declension

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Derived terms

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References

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