бьчела

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Old Church Slavonic

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Proto-Slavic *bьčela.

Noun

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бьчела (bĭčelaf

  1. bee

Usage notes

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Form with 'ь' is attested only once, in Psalterium Sinaiticum as ⰱⱐⱍⰵⰾⱏⰹ (bĭčely, nom.pl.),[1] but since form бъчела (bŭčela) is almost just as rare, it's impossible to precisely determine the original form.

Declension

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References

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  1. ^ ⰱⱐⱍⰵⰾⱏⰹ (line 10, leaf 153)”, in Psalterium Sinaiticum[1] (in Old Church Slavonic), Saint Catherine Monastery, 1050±50, page ps. 117:12