дълбей

Bulgarian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *dьlbьjь or *dьlbějь. Equivalent to дълба́я (dǎlbája, to delve) + -ей (-ej).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈdɤɫbɛj]
  • (file)

Noun

дъ́лбей • (dǎ́lbej) m

  1. groove, socket, concave slot (where another part fits into)
    Synonyms: жлеб (žleb), вдлъбнатина́ (vdlǎbnatiná)
  2. depression, concave (area that is lower than the normal ground-level)
    Synonyms: падина́ (padiná), про́паст (própast)

Declension

  • дълбо́к (dǎlbók, deep)
  • дълбина́ (dǎlbiná, bottom)
  • длаб (dlab, notch, slot) (dialectal)

References

  • дълбей”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
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