нэндза
Belarusian
Alternative forms
- nendza — Łacinka (Belarusian Latin alphabet)
Etymology
Borrowed from Polish nędza. Doublet of ну́жа (núža).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈnɛnd͡za]
Noun
нэ́ндза • (néndza) f inan or f pers or m pers (genitive нэ́ндзы, uncountable, relational adjective нэндзны) (colloquial)
- poverty
- Synonyms: бе́днасць (bjédnascʹ), гале́ча (haljéča)
- (animate) moaner, whiner
- Synonym: нуда́ (nudá)
- yearning, anguish, melancholy
- Synonym: нуда́ (nudá)
Usage notes
- Only sense 2 may be masculine and/or animate.
Declension
Declension of нэ́ндза (inan/pr sg-only hard fem-form // hard masc in -а accent-a)
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | нэ́ндза néndza |
| genitive | нэ́ндзы néndzy |
| dative | нэ́ндзе, нэ́ндзу néndzje, néndzu |
| accusative | нэ́ндзу néndzu |
| instrumental | нэ́ндзай, нэ́ндзаю, нэ́ндзам néndzaj, néndzaju, néndzam |
| locative | нэ́ндзе néndzje |
Derived terms
- нэндзны (nendzny)
References
- “нэндза” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org
- “нэндза”, in Skarnik's Belarusian dictionary (in Belarusian), based on Kandrat Krapiva's Explanatory Dictionary of the Belarusian Language (1977-1984)