белок
/[bʲɪˈɫok] | [ˈbʲeɫək] | [bʲɪˈɫok]/
Russiannoun
Grammatical form
белок is the genitive/accusative plural form of бе́лка — “squirrel (mammal)”.
Definitions
- 1.egg-white, albumen
Coordinate term: желто́к (želtók)
- 2.sclera, white (of an eye)
- 3.protein
Synonyms & related words
Related words (1)
- бе́лый
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *bělъkъ. By surface analysis, бе́лый (bélyj) + -о́к (-ók). The protein sense is a semantic calque of German Eiweiß (“egg-white, (nutrition) protein”).
Forms
- бело́кcanonical • inanimate • masculine
- belókromanization
- белка́genitive
- белко́выйadjective • relational
- бѣло́къalternative
- бе́локanimate • canonical • feminine • plural
- bélokromanization
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | бело́к | белки́ |
| Genitive | белка́ | белко́в |
| Dative | белку́ | белка́м |
| Accusative | бело́к | белки́ |
| Instrumental | белко́м | белка́ми |
| Prepositional | белке́ | белка́х |
Nominative
Singular
бело́к
Plural
белки́
Genitive
Singular
белка́
Plural
белко́в
Dative
Singular
белку́
Plural
белка́м
Accusative
Singular
бело́к
Plural
белки́
Instrumental
Singular
белко́м
Plural
белка́ми
Prepositional
Singular
белке́
Plural
белка́х