воал

Bulgarian

Etymology

Borrowed from French voile (“veil”), from Latin vēlum (“curtain; veil; cloth”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [voˈaɫ]
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -aɫ
  • Hyphenation(key): во‧ал

Noun

воа́л • (voál) m (relational adjective воа́лен)

  1. voile (translucent fabric)
  2. veil (such fabric used as face or shoulder covering, to tie up hair, etc.)
    1. bridal veil
      Synonym: бу́ло (búlo)
    2. mourning veil (traditionally black)
    3. veil on a hat
      Synonym: воале́тка (voalétka)
  3. (figurative) veil (anything that partially obscures a clear view)
  4. (photography) fog (deposit on photographic film)

Declension
Declension of воа́л
singular plural
indefinite воа́л
voál		 воа́ли
voáli
definite
(subject form)		 воа́лът
voálǎt		 воа́лите
voálite
definite
(object form)		 воа́ла
voála
count form — воа́ла
voála

Derived terms
adjectives
  • воа́лен (voálen)
  • воала́жен (voalážen)
  • завоали́ран (zavoalíran)
  • незавоали́ран (nezavoalíran)
nouns
  • воала́ж (voaláž)
  • воале́тка (voalétka)
verbs
  • воали́рам impf or pf (voalíram)
  • завоали́рам impf or pf (zavoalíram)

References
  • “воал”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • “воал”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
  • Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “воал”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volumes 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 168
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