дихание

Bulgarian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *dyxanьje, verbal noun of Bulgarian дихам (diham), from Proto-Slavic *dyxati (to breathe). Loaned into Romanian dihanie.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [diˈxaniɛ]
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Noun

диха́ние • (dihánien

  1. (dated, obsolete) breathing, exhalation
  2. (dated) animate one (creature with soul)
  3. (poetic) breath (air expelled from the lungs)
  4. (poetic) aroma
    Synonym: миризма (mirizma)
    цветята изпълваха стаята със своето дихание
    cvetjata izpǎlvaha stajata sǎs svoeto dihanie
    the flowers filled the room with their aroma

Declension

Declension of диха́ние
singular plural
indefinite диха́ние
dihánie
диха́ния
dihánija
definite диха́нието
dihánieto
диха́нията
dihánijata
  • дихам (diham), дихвам (dihvam)
    • дихна (dihna, to exhale)
    • дихтя (dihtja, to pant, to gasp)
  • дишам (dišam, to breathe)
  • дух (duh, spirit, gasp, ghost)
  • духам (duham, to blow)
  • дъх (dǎh, breath, gasp)

Further reading

References

  • дихание”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014