урва

Bulgarian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *urъva, likely originally a resultant noun from у- (u-) +‎ ръ́вам (rǎ́vam, “to bite, to rupture”). Akin to Polish urwisko (“cliff”), Ukrainian у́рвище (úrvyšče, “cliff”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈurvɐ]

Noun

у́рва • (úrva) f

  1. steep dale, precipice (geological formation)
  2. (figurative) chasm, abyss
    Synonyms: бе́здна (bézdna), про́паст (própast)

Declension
Declension of у́рва
singular plural
indefinite у́рва
úrva		 у́рви
úrvi
definite у́рвата
úrvata		 у́рвите
úrvite
  • ров (rov, “ditch, pit”)
  • рив (riv, “ripple”) (obsolete)
  • ри́ло (rílo, “snout; digging tool”) (dialectal)
    • → Ри́ла (Ríla) (mountain in Bulgaria)

References
  • “урва”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • “урва”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

Anagrams
  • увра (uvra)

Macedonian

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈurva]
  • Hyphenation: ур‧ва

Noun

урва • (urva) f (plural урви)

  1. abyss, chasm
    Synonyms: бездна (bezdna), пропаст (propast), провалија (provalija)
  2. steep dale, precipice (geological formation)

Declension
Declension of урва
singular plural
indefinite урва урви
definite unspecified урвата урвите
definite proximal урвава урвиве
definite distal урвана урвине
vocative урво урви

References
  • “урва” in Дигитален речник на македонскиот јазик (Digitalen rečnik na makedonskiot jazik) [Digital dictionary of the Macedonian language] − drmj.eu

Anagrams
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