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Bulgarian
Etymology
Probably a derivative from an obsolete verb *върпя (*vǎrpja) + -ина (-ina), from Proto-Slavic *vьrpati, *vьrpiti. Akin to dialectal Slovene vŕpati (“to turn, to grab, to ditch”), dialectal Russian верпе́ть (verpétʹ, “to spring”). Also probably related to Proto-Slavic *vorpъ > dialectal Russian вороп (vorop, “assault, attack, raid”), Czech vrapa (“wrinkle”) and possibly further akin with Lithuanian ver̃pti (“to spin”).
Pronunciation
Noun
върпи́на • (vǎrpína) f
- (dialectal) pond, lake, swamp
- Synonyms: блато (blato), мочурище (močurište)
- (by generalization) body of water
- Synonym: водоем (vodoem)
- (dialectal) whirlpool
- Synonym: въртоп (vǎrtop)
Declension
Further reading
- V. Merkulova (1977) “нецевенье, хорь, сколудина, хмыз, верпеть”, in Русккие этимологии III, page 97: “верпеть”
References
- M. Stoyneva, T. Michev (2007) “Wetlands, Wetland Types and the Bulgarian Wetland Classification”, in Inventory of Bulgarian Wetlands and their Biodiversity. Part 1: Non-Lotic Wetlands, Publ. House Elsi-M, page 60: “Върпи́на ”