beluga

See also: Beluga and béluga

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian белу́га (belúga), from бе́лый (bélyj, “white”).

In modern standard Russian, белу́га (belúga) denotes the fish Huso huso only, while белу́ха (belúxa) denotes the cetacean.

Pronunciation
  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /bəˈluːɡə/
  • Audio (Southern England)(file)
  • (General American) IPA(key): /bəˈluɡə/
  • Audio (US)(file)
  • Rhymes: -uːɡə
  • Hyphenation: be‧lu‧ga

Noun

beluga (plural belugas)

  1. A cetacean, Delphinapterus leucas, found in the Arctic Ocean.
    Synonyms: beluga whale, melonhead, sea canary, white whale
  2. A fish, Huso huso, that is a source of caviar, which is found in the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea.
    Synonym: European sturgeon

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Etymology

Borrowed from Russian белу́га (belúga), from бе́лый (bélyj, “white”).

Pronunciation

Noun

beluga f (plural belugues)

  1. beluga
    Synonyms: balena blanca, marsuí

Derived terms
  • esturió beluga

Further reading

Ingrian
Beluga.

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian белуга (beluga).

Pronunciation
  • (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈbeluɡɑ/, [ˈbe̞ɫuɡ]
  • (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈbeluːɡɑ/, [ˈpe̞ɫˑuːɡ̊ɑ]
  • Rhymes: -eluɡ, -eluːɡɑ
  • Hyphenation: be‧lu‧ga

Noun

beluga

  1. beluga (European sturgeon)

Declension
Declension of beluga (type 3/kana, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative beluga belugat
genitive belugan belugoin
partitive belugaa belugoja
illative belugaa belugoihe
inessive belugaas belugois
elative belugast belugoist
allative belugalle belugoille
adessive belugaal belugoil
ablative belugalt belugoilt
translative belugaks belugoiks
essive beluganna, belugaan belugoinna, belugoin
exessive1) belugant belugoint
1) obsolete
*) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl)
**) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive.

References
  • Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 397

Occitan

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /beˈlu.ɡa/
  • Audio(file)

Noun

beluga f (plural belugas)

  1. spark
  2. flash

Portuguese

Pronunciation
 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /beˈlu.ɡɐ/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /beˈlu.ɡa/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /bɨˈlu.ɡɐ/ [bɨˈlu.ɣɐ]

  • (Portugal) IPA(key): [ˈblu.ɣɐ]
  • Hyphenation: be‧lu‧ga

Noun

beluga f (plural belugas)

  1. beluga (cetacean, Delphinapterus leucas)

Spanish

Noun

beluga m (plural belugas)

  1. beluga (cetacean, Delphinapterus leucas)

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