# beluga
## 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: /bəˈluːɡə/
* Audio (Southern England):(file)
* (General American) IPA: /bəˈluɡə/
* Audio (US):(file)
* Rhymes: -uːɡə
* Hyphenation: be‧lu‧ga

### Noun

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

#### Alternative forms

* Beluga

#### Derived terms

* beluga lentil
* beluga caviar
* narluga

#### Translations
### Further reading

* beluga (sturgeon) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
* beluga whale on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

### Anagrams

* abulge, blague

## Catalan
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Central, Balearic) [bəˈlu.ɣə]
* IPA: (Valencia) [beˈlu.ɣa]

### Noun

beluga f (plural belugues)
* beluga
    Synonyms: balena blanca, marsuí

#### Derived terms

* esturió beluga

### Further reading

* “beluga” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

## Finnish
### Etymology

< Russian белу́га (belúga, “beluga”)

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈbeluɡɑ/, [ˈbe̞luɡɑ̝]
* Rhymes: -eluɡɑ
* Hyphenation: be‧lu‧ga

### Noun

beluga
* beluga, beluga whale, white whale (Delphinapterus leucas).
    Synonym: maitovalas
* Synonym of kitasampi (“Huso huso”) (species of sturgeon).

#### Declension

Possessive forms of beluga (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
belugani
belugani
accusative
nom.
belugani
belugani
gen.
belugani
genitive
belugani
belugoideni belugoitteni belugaini $^{rare}$
partitive
belugaani
belugoitani
inessive
belugassani
belugoissani
elative
belugastani
belugoistani
illative
belugaani
belugoihini
adessive
belugallani
belugoillani
ablative
belugaltani
belugoiltani
allative
belugalleni
belugoilleni
essive
beluganani
belugoinani
translative
belugakseni
belugoikseni
abessive
belugattani
belugoittani
instructive
comitative
—belugoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
belugasi
belugasi
accusative
nom.
belugasi
belugasi
gen.
belugasi
genitive
belugasi
belugoidesi belugoittesi belugaisi $^{rare}$
partitive
belugaasi
belugoitasi
inessive
belugassasi
belugoissasi
elative
belugastasi
belugoistasi
illative
belugaasi
belugoihisi
adessive
belugallasi
belugoillasi
ablative
belugaltasi
belugoiltasi
allative
belugallesi
belugoillesi
essive
beluganasi
belugoinasi
translative
belugaksesi
belugoiksesi
abessive
belugattasi
belugoittasi
instructive
comitative
—belugoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
belugamme
belugamme
accusative
nom.
belugamme
belugamme
gen.
belugamme
genitive
belugamme
belugoidemme belugoittemme belugaimme $^{rare}$
partitive
belugaamme
belugoitamme
inessive
belugassamme
belugoissamme
elative
belugastamme
belugoistamme
illative
belugaamme
belugoihimme
adessive
belugallamme
belugoillamme
ablative
belugaltamme
belugoiltamme
allative
belugallemme
belugoillemme
essive
beluganamme
belugoinamme
translative
belugaksemme
belugoiksemme
abessive
belugattamme
belugoittamme
instructive
comitative
—belugoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
beluganne
beluganne
accusative
nom.
beluganne
beluganne
gen.
beluganne
genitive
beluganne
belugoidenne belugoittenne belugainne $^{rare}$
partitive
belugaanne
belugoitanne
inessive
belugassanne
belugoissanne
elative
belugastanne
belugoistanne
illative
belugaanne
belugoihinne
adessive
belugallanne
belugoillanne
ablative
belugaltanne
belugoiltanne
allative
belugallenne
belugoillenne
essive
belugananne
belugoinanne
translative
belugaksenne
belugoiksenne
abessive
belugattanne
belugoittanne
instructive
comitative
—belugoinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
belugansa
belugansa
accusative
nom.
belugansa
belugansa
gen.
belugansa
genitive
belugansa
belugoidensa belugoittensa belugainsa $^{rare}$
partitive
belugaansa
belugoitaan belugoitansa
inessive
belugassaan belugassansa
belugoissaan belugoissansa
elative
belugastaan belugastansa
belugoistaan belugoistansa
illative
belugaansa
belugoihinsa
adessive
belugallaan belugallansa
belugoillaan belugoillansa
ablative
belugaltaan belugaltansa
belugoiltaan belugoiltansa
allative
belugalleen belugallensa
belugoilleen belugoillensa
essive
beluganaan beluganansa
belugoinaan belugoinansa
translative
belugakseen belugaksensa
belugoikseen belugoiksensa
abessive
belugattaan belugattansa
belugoittaan belugoittansa
instructive
comitative
—belugoineen belugoinensa :

## Ingrian
### Etymology

Borrowed from Russian белуга (beluga).

### Pronunciation

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

### Noun

beluga
* beluga (European sturgeon)

#### Declension
### References

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

## Occitan
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /beˈlu.ɡa/
* Audio:(file)

### Noun

beluga f (plural belugas)
* spark
* flash

## Old Slovak
### Etymology

Borrowed from Russian белуга (beluga). First attested in the 18th century.

### Noun

beluga f
* beluga (cetacean, Delphinapterus leucas)

#### Descendants

* Slovak: beluga

### Further reading

* Majtán, Milan et al., editors (1991–2008), “beluga”, in Historický slovník slovenského jazyka [Historical Dictionary of the Slovak Language] (in Slovak), volumes 1–7 (A – Ž), Bratislava: VEDA, →OCLC

## Portuguese
### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /beˈlu.ɡɐ/
* (Brazil) IPA: /beˈlu.ɡɐ/
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /beˈlu.ɡa/
* (Portugal) IPA: /bɨˈlu.ɡɐ/ [bɨˈlu.ɣɐ]
* (Portugal) IPA: [ˈblu.ɣɐ]
* Hyphenation: be‧lu‧ga

### Noun

beluga f (plural belugas)
* beluga (cetacean, Delphinapterus leucas)

## Spanish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /beˈluɡa/ [beˈlu.ɣ̞a]
* Rhymes: -uɡa
* Syllabification: be‧lu‧ga

### Noun

beluga m (plural belugas)
* beluga (cetacean, Delphinapterus leucas)

### Further reading

* “beluga”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10