було
Bulgarian
Etymology
Uncertain. Related to бу́ла (búla, “Turkish woman”), so the meaning may have shifted by metonymy to refer to certain types of face veils that Turkish women once wore (e.g. yashmak).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈbuɫo]
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Noun
бу́ло • (búlo) n
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | бу́ло búlo |
бу́ла búla |
| definite | бу́лото búloto |
бу́лата búlata |
Coordinate terms
- воа́л (voál, “veil”) (generic term)
- фeредже́ (feredžé, “yashmak”) (used in Eastern cultures)
- забра́дка (zabrádka), пребра́дка (prebrádka, “kerchief”)
Derived terms
- бу́лка (búlka, “bride”)
References
- “було”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
- “було”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
- Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “було”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 89
Ukrainian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [bʊˈɫɔ]
- Rhymes: -ɔ
- Hyphenation: бу‧ло
Verb
було́ • (buló)
- neuter singular past indicative imperfective of бути (buty)