вран

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See also: врањ and врян

Bulgarian

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -an

Etymology 1

From Proto-Slavic *vornъ. Attested in various toponyms like Ва́рна (Várna), Вра́ня (Vránja), Вра́ница (Vránica).

Adjective

вран (vran)

  1. (dialectal) pitch black
    Synonyms: (dialectal) гал (gal), (standard) че́рен (čéren)
Declension
See also
Colors in Bulgarian · цветове (cvetove) (layout · text)
     бял (bjal)      сив (siv), сяр (sjar), сур (sur), грив (griv)      черен (čeren), вран (vran), вакъл (vakǎl), смугъл (smugǎl)
             ален (alen); червен (červen), румен (rumen), риж (riž); багър (bagǎr)              оранжев (oranžev), гранив (graniv), руд (rud); кафяв (kafjav), смядов (smjadov)              жълт (žǎlt); бежов (bežov), кремав (kremav)
             резедав (rezedav)              зелен (zelen)             
             плав (plav)              небесносин (nebesnosin), лазурен (lazuren)              син (sin); модър (modǎr)
             виолетов (violetov), вишняв (višnjav); индиго (indigo)              цикламен (ciklamen); лилав (lilav), пурпурен (purpuren)              розов (rozov)

References

  • вран¹”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • вран”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
  • Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “вран¹”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 180

Etymology 2

Черен вран

Probably a substantivation of Etymology 1.

Noun

вран (vranm (feminine вра́на, relational adjective вра́нов)

  1. male crow (bird of genus Corvus)
  2. (figurative) devil
    Synonym: дя́вол (djávol)
Declension
Derived terms

References

  • вран²”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “вран²”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 180

Anagrams

Macedonian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *vornъ.

Pronunciation

Adjective

вран (vran) (not comparable)

  1. pitch-black, shiny black

Declension

Derived terms

See also

Colors in Macedonian · бои (boi) (layout · text)
     бел (bel)      сив (siv)      црн (crn)
             црвен (crven), румен (rumen)              портокалов (portokalov); кафеав (kafeav), лисест (lisest)              жолт (žolt)
             маслинест (maslinest)              зелен (zelen)             
             тиркизен (tirkizen)                           син (sin), плав (plav); модар (modar)
             виолетов (violetov)              лилав (lilav), пурпурен (purpuren)              розов (rozov)

References

  • вран” in Дигитален речник на македонскиот јазик (Digitalen rečnik na makedonskiot jazik) − drmj.eu
  • вран” in Официјален дигитален речник на македонскиот јазик (Oficijalen digitalen rečnik na makedonskiot jazik) − makedonski.gov.mk (in Macedonian)

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *vornъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *warnás.

Pronunciation

Adjective

вра̑н (Latin spelling vrȃn, definite вра̑нӣ)

  1. black, raven

Declension