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Bulgarian
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *urъva, likely originally a resultant noun from у- (u-) + ръ́вам (rǎ́vam, “to bite, to rupture”). Akin to Polish urwisko (“cliff”), Ukrainian у́рвище (úrvyšče, “cliff”).
Pronunciation
Noun
у́рва • (úrva) f
- steep dale, precipice (geological formation)
- (figurative) chasm, abyss
- Synonyms: бе́здна (bézdna), про́паст (própast)
Declension
- ров (rov, “ditch, pit”)
- рив (riv, “ripple”) (obsolete)
- ри́ло (rílo, “snout; digging tool”) (dialectal)
- → Ри́ла (Ríla) (mountain in Bulgaria)
References
- “урва”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
- “урва”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
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Macedonian
Pronunciation
Noun
урва • (urva) f (plural урви)
- abyss, chasm
- Synonyms: бездна (bezdna), пропаст (propast), провалија (provalija)
- steep dale, precipice (geological formation)
Declension
References
- “урва” in Дигитален речник на македонскиот јазик (Digitalen rečnik na makedonskiot jazik) − drmj.eu
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