nounneuter#4,239 by frequency
бельё
[bʲɪˈlʲjɵ]bel'yo
underwear, skivvies, underclothes, undergarment, undies; bedclothes, linen; washing
- genitive
- белья́
Meanings
- 1
underwear, skivvies, underclothes, undergarment, undies
На мне нет нижнего белья.
I'm not wearing any underwear.
Tatoeba · marafon · CC BY 2.0 FR
На Томе ничего не было, кроме нижнего белья.
Tom was wearing nothing but his underwear.
Tatoeba · sharptoothed · CC BY 2.0 FR
- 2
bedclothes, linen
- 3
washing — textiles that have been or are to be washed
Я уберу бельё, пока не начался дождь.
I'll take in the washing before it rains.
Tatoeba · sharptoothed · CC BY 2.0 FR
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | бельё | — |
| genitive | белья́ | — |
| dative | белью́ | — |
| accusative | бельё | = nom. or gen. |
| instrumental | бельём | — |
| prepositional | белье́ | — |
Forms in lighter type fill cells the dictionary lists once under another case; where animacy is unknown, the accusative is shown as the two cases it can equal.