главня

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Bulgarian

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *golvьňa:

Noun

главня́ or гла́вня (glavnjá or glávnjaf

  1. log of burnt wood, ember
    Synonym: (dialectal) поле́но (poléno)
Declension
Declension of главня́, гла́вня
singular plural
indefinite главня́, гла́вня
glavnjá, glávnja
главни́, главни́
glavní, glavní
definite главнета́, гла́внята
glavnetá, glávnjata
главни́те, главни́те
glavníte, glavníte
Alternative forms

References

  • гнавня¹”, in Речник на българския език (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • главня”, in Речник на българския език (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
  • Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “гламница, гламня”, in Български етимологичен речник (in Bulgarian), volume 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 246
главня (disease)

Etymology 2

Likely from the same origin as Etymology 1.

Noun

главня́ (glavnjáf

  1. infectious disease attacking crops
  2. smut (fungus that causes the infectious disease)
Declension
Declension of главня́
singular plural
indefinite главня́
glavnjá
главни́
glavní
definite главня́та
glavnjáta
главни́те
glavníte

References

  • гнавня²”, in Речник на българския език (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • главня”, in Речник на българския език (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

Etymology 3

Probably from глава́ (glavá, head) +‎ -ня (-nja), originally meaning head-like, shaped like a head.

Noun

главня́ (glavnjáf

  1. (dialectal) maul (sledgehammer with a large head)
Declension
Declension of главня́
singular plural
indefinite главня́
glavnjá
главни́
glavní
definite главня́та
glavnjáta
главни́те
glavníte

References

  • главня³”, in Речник на българския език (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014