нэндза

Belarusian

Alternative forms

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)

  1. poverty
    Synonyms: бе́днасць (bjédnascʹ), гале́ча (haljéča)
  2. (animate) moaner, whiner
    Synonym: нуда́ (nudá)
  3. 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)
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