метла

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Bulgarian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *metъla, morphologically from мета́ (metá, to sweep) +‎ -ла (-la).

Pronunciation

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  • Syllabification(key): ме‧тла
  • Hyphenation(key): мет‧ла

Noun

метла́ (metláf

  1. broom (domestic utensil)

Declension

Declension of метла́
singular plural
indefinite метла́
metlá
метли́
metlí
definite метла́та
metláta
метли́те
metlíte

Derived terms

References

  • метла”, in Речник на българския език (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1986), “метла”, in Български етимологичен речник (in Bulgarian), volume 3 (крес¹ – мѝнго¹), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, page 769

Anagrams

Macedonian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *metъla.

Pronunciation

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Noun

метла (metlaf (plural метли, diminutive метличе or метличка)

  1. broom

Declension

Declension of метла
singular plural
indefinite метла (metla) метли (metli)
definite unspecified метлата (metlata) метлите (metlite)
definite proximal метлава (metlava) метливе (metlive)
definite distal метлана (metlana) метлине (metline)
vocative метло (metlo) метли (metli)

Pannonian Rusyn

Метли.

Etymology

Inherited from Old Slovak metla, from Proto-Slavic *metъla. Cognates include Slovak metla and Carpathian Rusyn метла́ (metlá).

Pronunciation

Noun

метла (metlaf

  1. broom

Declension

Declension of метла
singular plural
nominative метла (metla) метли (metli)
genitive метли (metli) метлох (metlox)
dative метли (metli) метлом (metlom)
accusative метлу (metlu) метли (metli)
instrumental метлу (metlu) метлами (metlami)
locative метли (metli) метлох (metlox)
vocative метло (metlo) метли (metli)

References

Russian

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метла

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *metъla.

Pronunciation

Noun

метла́ (metláf inan (genitive метлы́, nominative plural мётлы, genitive plural мётел, relational adjective мете́льный, diminutive метёлка)

  1. broom, besom
    Synonym: ве́ник (vénik)

Declension

Descendants

  • Finnish: metla
  • Ingrian: metla

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *metъla.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mětla/
  • Hyphenation: мет‧ла

Noun

мѐтла f (Latin spelling mètla)

  1. broom

Declension

Declension of метла
singular plural
nominative мѐтла метле
genitive метле ме̏та̄ла̄ / ме̏тлӣ
dative метли метлама
accusative метлу метле
vocative метло метле
locative метли метлама
instrumental метлом метлама

Further reading

  • метла”, in Hrvatski jezični portal (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025
  • метла”, in Hrvatski jezični portal (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025