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Bulgarian
Необработена вълна
Etymology 1
From Proto-Slavic *vьlna ( “ wool ” ) , from Proto-Indo-European *h₂wĺ̥h₁neh₂ ( “ wool ” ) .
Pronunciation
Noun
въ́лна • (vǎ́lna ) f (relational adjective въ́лнен or вълна́т )
( uncountable ) wool ( fur of sheep, goats, and other Ungulata )
( particularly ) fleece
Synonym: ру́но ( rúno )
( by extension ) textile or yarn made of wool
Declension
Declension of въ́лна
singular
indefinite
въ́лна vǎ́lna
definite
въ́лната vǎ́lnata
Derived terms
References
“вълна¹ ”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language ] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
“вълна¹ ”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language ] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka , 2010
Морска вълна
Etymology 2
From Proto-Slavic *vьlna ( “ wave ” ) , formally a resultant/action noun of an unattested *вля (Proto-Slavic *vьlti , *vьlati whence Old Church Slavonic вьлати ( vĭlati , “ to undulate ” ) ), from Proto-Indo-European *welH- ( “ to twist, to revolve ” ) + -на ( -na ) .
Pronunciation
Noun
вълна́ • (vǎlná ) f (relational adjective въ́лнов )
wave ( disturbance of a medium )
Synonyms: ( dialectal ) бран ( bran ) , ( dialectal ) слап ( slap ) , вал ( val ) , тала́з ( taláz )
( physics ) wave
радиовълна́ ― radiovǎlná ― radio wave
електромагни́тна вълна́ ― elektromagnítna vǎlná ― electromagnetic wave
Declension
Hyponyms
Derived terms
References
“вълна² ”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language ] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
“вълна² ”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language ] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka , 2010
Old East Slavic
Etymology 1
From Proto-Slavic *vьlna ( “ wool ” ) , from Proto-Indo-European *h₂wĺ̥h₁neh₂ ( “ wool ” ) .
Pronunciation
IPA (key ) : /ˈʋʊlnɑ/ →/ˈʋʊlna/ →/ˈʋɔlna/
( ca. 9th CE ) IPA (key ) : /ˈʋʊlnɑ/
( ca. 11th CE ) IPA (key ) : /ˈʋʊlna/
( ca. 13th CE ) IPA (key ) : /ˈʋɔlna/
Hyphenation: въ́л‧на
Noun
вълна (vŭlna ) f
wool
Declension
Declension of вълна (hard a-stem)
Descendants
Etymology 2
From Proto-Slavic *vьlna ( “ wave ” ) .
Pronunciation
IPA (key ) : /ʋʊˈlnɑ/ →/ʋʊˈlna/ →/ˈʋlna/
( ca. 9th CE ) IPA (key ) : /ʋʊˈlnɑ/
( ca. 11th CE ) IPA (key ) : /ʋʊˈlna/
( ca. 13th CE ) IPA (key ) : /ˈʋlna/
Hyphenation: въл‧на́
Noun
вълна (vŭlna ) f
wave
Descendants