вено

Bulgarian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *věno.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [vɛˈnɔ] (Eastern dialects)
  • IPA(key): [ˈvɛno] (Western dialects)
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Noun

вено́ or ве́но • (venó or véno) n

  1. (dialectal) bride-price, bride-gift (price paid on behalf of the groom to bride's parents)
    Synonyms: прид (prid), при́дан (prídan), венча́нина (venčánina)
  2. (dialectal) dowry (gift given to a newlywed family by the bride's kin)
    Synonyms: чеи́з (čeíz), зе́стра (zéstra), при́дан (prídan)

Declension

In Eastern dialects:

In Western dialects:

References

  • вено”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “вено”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volumes 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 134

Russian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Old East Slavic вѣно (věno), from Proto-Slavic *věno.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈvʲenə]

Noun

ве́но • (véno) n inan (genitive ве́на, nominative plural ве́на, genitive plural вен)

  1. (historical) bride-price

Declension

Ukrainian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈʋɛnɔ]

Noun

ве́но • (véno) f inan

  1. vocative singular of ве́на (véna)
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