водовртеж

Macedonian

Etymology

вода (voda, water) + -о- (-o-) + вртеж (vrtež, rotation, swirl)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [vɔˈdɔvr̩tɛʃ]

Noun

водовртеж • (vodovrtež) m

  1. whirlpool, vortex (swirling body of water)
    Synonyms: вртеж m (vrtež), вител m (vitel), вир m (vir)
  2. (figurative) chaos, disarray, maelstrom

Declension

Derived terms

  • водовртежен (vodovrtežen)

References

  • водовртеж” in Дигитален речник на македонскиот јазик (Digitalen rečnik na makedonskiot jazik) [Digital dictionary of the Macedonian language] − drmj.eu
  • Koneski, Kiril (1999) “водовртеж”, in Правописен речник на македонскиот литературен јазик (Pravopisen rečnik na makedonskiot literaturen jazik) [Orthographic Dictionary of the Macedonian literary language] (in Macedonian), "Prosvetno delo", page 48
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