вълна

Bulgarian

Etymology 1

From Proto-Slavic *vьlna (“wool”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂wĺ̥h₁neh₂ (“wool”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

въ́лна • (vǎ́lna) f (relational adjective въ́лнен or вълна́т)

1. (uncountable) wool (fur of sheep, goats, and other Ungulata)
2. (particularly) fleece

   Synonym: ру́но (rúno)

3. (by extension) textile or yarn made of wool

Declension

Derived terms

• вълне́ст (vǎlnést, “made of wool”)

References

• “вълна¹”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• “вълна¹”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

Etymology 2

From Proto-Slavic *vьlna (“wave”), formally a resultant/action noun of an unattested *вля (Proto-Slavic *vьlti, *vьlati whence Old Church Slavonic вьлати (vĭlati, “to undulate”)), from Proto-Indo-European *welH- (“to twist, to revolve”) + -на (-na).

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• Rhymes: -na

Noun

вълна́ • (vǎlná) f (relational adjective въ́лнов)

1. wave (disturbance of a medium)

   Synonyms: (dialectal) бран (bran), (dialectal) слап (slap), вал (val), тала́з (taláz)

2. (physics) wave

   радиовълна́ ― radiovǎlná ― radio wave

   електромагни́тна вълна́ ― elektromagnítna vǎlná ― electromagnetic wave

Declension

Hyponyms

• капиля́рна вълна́ (kapiljárna vǎlná, “capillary wave”)
• гравитацио́нна вълна́ (gravitaciónna vǎlná, “gravity wave”)

Derived terms

• вълно- (vǎlno-)
  • вълново́д (vǎlnovód, “waveguide”)
  • вълноло́м (vǎlnolóm, “breakwater”)
  • вълноре́з (vǎlnoréz, “breakwater”)
  • вълнови́ден (vǎlnovíden, “wave-shaped”)
  • вълнообра́зен (vǎlnoobrázen, “wavy, repand”)
• вълну́вам (vǎlnúvam, “to excite, to agitate”)
• вълне́ние (vǎlnénie, “perturbation, high waves; excitement”)
• вълни́ст (vǎlníst), вълнова́т (vǎlnovát, “undulate, wave-like”)

References

• “вълна²”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• “вълна²”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

Old East Slavic

Etymology 1

From Proto-Slavic *vьlna (“wool”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂wĺ̥h₁neh₂ (“wool”).

Pronunciation

• (ca. 9^th CE) IPA^(key): /ˈʋʊlnɑ/
• (ca. 11^th CE) IPA^(key): /ˈʋʊlna/
• (ca. 13^th CE) IPA^(key): /ˈʋɔlna/

Hyphenation: въ́л‧на

Noun

вълна (vŭlna) f

1. wool

Declension

Descendants

• Old Belarusian: волна (volna)
  • Belarusian: во́ўна (vóŭna)
• Russian: во́лна (vólna)
• Ukrainian: во́вна (vóvna)

Etymology 2

From Proto-Slavic *vьlna (“wave”).

Pronunciation

• (ca. 9^th CE) IPA^(key): /ʋʊˈlnɑ/
• (ca. 11^th CE) IPA^(key): /ʋʊˈlna/
• (ca. 13^th CE) IPA^(key): /ˈʋlna/

Hyphenation: въл‧на́

Noun

вълна (vŭlna) f

1. wave

Descendants

• Old Belarusian: волна (volna)
• Russian: волна́ (volná)