свила

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Bulgarian

тъкан свила (1)
влакна свила на царевица (2)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *sъvila.

Pronunciation

Noun

сви́ла (svílaf (relational adjective сви́лен)

  1. (dated) silk (fabric and threads)
    Synonym: (standard term) копри́на (koprína)
    плат сви́лаplat svílasilk fabric
    ни́шки сви́лаníški svílasilk threads
  2. (popular speech) corncob fibers

Declension

Derived terms

References

  • свила”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • свила”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
  • Racheva, M., Todorov, T. A., editors (2002), “свила”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 6 (пỳскам – словàр²), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 547

Anagrams

Macedonian

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: сви‧ла

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *sъvila.

Noun

свила (svilaf (relational adjective свилен)

  1. silk
Declension

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Participle

свила (svila)

  1. feminine singular aorist l-participle of свие (svie)

Russian

Pronunciation

Verb

свила́ (svilá)

  1. feminine singular past indicative perfective of свить (svitʹ)

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *sъvila.

Pronunciation

Noun

сви́ла f (Latin spelling svíla)

  1. silk

Declension

Further reading

  • свила”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2024