метла
Bulgarian
Alternative forms
- ме́тла (métla) — dialectal
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *metъla, morphologically from мета́ (metá, “to sweep”) + -ла (-la).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [mɛˈtɫa]
- IPA(key): [ˈmɛtɫɐ] (dialectal)
- Syllabification(key): ме‧тла
- Hyphenation(key): мет‧ла
Noun
метла́ • (metlá) f
- broom (domestic utensil)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | метла́ metlá |
метли́ metlí |
| definite | метла́та metláta |
метли́те metlíte |
Derived terms
- метличка (metlička, “small broom”) (diminutive)
- метлица (metlica), метличина (metličina, “cornflower”)
- метлик (metlik), метлига (metliga, “meadow-grass”)
- метлар (metlar, “broom-maker”)
- метлея (metleja, “to move from place to place, to sweep away”)
Related terms
References
- “метла”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
- Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1986), “метла”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 3 (крес¹ – мѝнго¹), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, page 769
Anagrams
- метал (metal)
Macedonian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *metъla.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈmɛtɫa]
Audio: (file)
Noun
метла • (metla) f (plural метли, diminutive метличе or метличка)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | метла (metla) | метли (metli) |
| definite unspecified | метлата (metlata) | метлите (metlite) |
| definite proximal | метлава (metlava) | метливе (metlive) |
| definite distal | метлана (metlana) | метлине (metline) |
| vocative | метло (metlo) | метли (metli) |
Pannonian Rusyn
Etymology
Inherited from Old Slovak metla, from Proto-Slavic *metъla. Cognates include Slovak metla and Carpathian Rusyn метла́ (metlá).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈmɛtla]
- Rhymes: -ɛtla
- Hyphenation: мет‧ла
Noun
метла (metla) f
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | метла (metla) | метли (metli) |
| genitive | метли (metli) | метлох (metlox) |
| dative | метли (metli) | метлом (metlom) |
| accusative | метлу (metlu) | метли (metli) |
| instrumental | метлу (metlu) | метлами (metlami) |
| locative | метли (metli) | метлох (metlox) |
| vocative | метло (metlo) | метли (metli) |
References
- Medʹeši, H., Fejsa, M., Timko-Djitko, O. (2010) “метла”, in Ramač, Ju., editor, Руско-сербски словнїк [Rusyn-Serbian Dictionary] (in Pannonian Rusyn), Novi Sad: Faculty of Philosophy
Russian
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *metъla.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [mʲɪtˈɫa]
Audio: (file)
Noun
метла́ • (metlá) f inan (genitive метлы́, nominative plural мётлы, genitive plural мётел, relational adjective мете́льный, diminutive метёлка)
Declension
Declension of метла́ (inan fem-form hard-stem accent-d reduc)
Related terms
- мести (mesti)
Descendants
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *metъla.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mětla/
- Hyphenation: мет‧ла
Noun
мѐтла f (Latin spelling mètla)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | мѐтла | метле |
| genitive | метле | ме̏та̄ла̄ / ме̏тлӣ |
| dative | метли | метлама |
| accusative | метлу | метле |
| vocative | метло | метле |
| locative | метли | метлама |
| instrumental | метлом | метлама |