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Bulgarian
Etymology
Probably borrowed from Greek σπήλαιο (spílaio, “cavern”) with semantic shift. Identical with Macedonian спила (spila, “cliff”) and also loaned into Serbo-Croatian спи̏ља/шпи̏ља (“cave”), Aromanian spilă (“cave”).
Formally resembles Proto-Indo-European *spey- (“sharp point, spike”) (compare English spile, spire, spike, spit or Russian спина́ (spiná, “back, ridge”)).
Pronunciation
Noun
спи́ла • (spíla) f
- (dialectal) cliff, cusp
- Synonyms: скала́ (skalá), канара́ (kanará)
Declension
Alternative forms
Derived terms
- спила́к (spilák, “sharp cusp”) (Thracian dialects)
- спило́к (spilók) (Rhodopian dialects)
References
- Todorov, T. A., Racheva, M., editors (2010), “спила”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volumes 7 (слòво – теря̀свам), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 288
- Nayden Gerov, Тодор Панчев (1904) “спила”, in Рѣчникъ на Блъгарскꙑй язꙑкъ. Съ тлъкувание рѣчи-тꙑ на Блъгарскꙑ и на Русскꙑ. [Dictionary of the Bulgarian language] (in Bulgarian), volume 5, Plovdiv: Дружествена печꙗтница "Съгласие.", page 226
Macedonian
Pronunciation
Noun
спила • (spila) f
- cliff, rock
Declension