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Bulgarian
Etymology
By surface analysis, за- (za-) + ве́ся (vésja, “to hang up”) + -а (-a).
Pronunciation
Noun
заве́са • (zavésa) f
- curtain (a heavy material covering a window or a theatre stage, designed to block light.)
- затъмняваща заве́са ― zatǎmnjavašta zavésa ― blackout curtain
- (figuratively) curtain (A set of uniform objects or particles forming a barrier.)
- Заве́са от дъждовни капки. ― Zavésa ot dǎždovni kapki. ― A curtain of raindrops.
- Желязната завеса ― Željaznata zavesa ― the Iron Curtain
Declension
Coordinate terms
- перде́ (perdé, “curtain”) (a light curtain)
References
- “завеса”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
- “завеса”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
Macedonian
Pronunciation
Noun
завеса • (zavesa) f (relational adjective завесен, diminutive завесичка)
- curtain
Declension
Russian
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
Noun
заве́са • (zavésa) f inan (genitive заве́сы, nominative plural заве́сы, genitive plural заве́с)
- (figurative) screen
- дымова́я заве́са ― dymovája zavésa ― smokescreen
- curtain, screen
Declension
- Заве́са (Zavésa) (the Curtain Forces (1918))
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
Noun
за́веса • (závesa) m inan
- genitive singular of за́вес (záves)
Serbo-Croatian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /zâːʋesa/
- Hyphenation: за‧ве‧са
Noun
за̑веса f (Latin spelling zȃvesa)
- curtain
- drape
Declension