гусла
Bulgarian
Alternative forms
- гъ́сла (gǎ́sla), гъ́сленик (gǎ́slenik) (dialectal)
Etymology
Inherited from Old Church Slavonic гѫсли (gǫsli), from Proto-Slavic *gǫsli. Old Church Slavonic ѫ (ǫ) regularly gives Bulgarian ъ (ǎ), so it is believed that the form with у (u) originates from western lects.
See the Proto-Slavic reconstruction for cognates in other languages.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈɡusɫɐ]
Audio: (file) - Syllabification(key): гу‧сла
- Hyphenation(key): гус‧ла
Noun
гу́сла • (gúsla) f
- gusle, a single-stringed wooden musical instrument popular in Balkan folk music
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | гу́сла gúsla |
гу́сли gúsli |
| definite | гу́слата gúslata |
гу́слите gúslite |
Derived terms
- гусла́р (guslár, “gusle player”)
Related terms
References
- “гусла”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
- “гусла”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
- Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “гусла”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 296
Macedonian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *gǫsli.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈɡusɫa]
Noun
гусла • (gusla) f (plural гусли)