морава
Bulgarian
Etymology
From an earlier мура́ва (muráva) via opening of the root vowel. Morphologically from Proto-Slavic *murъ (“muddy”) + -ава (-ava)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [moˈravɐ]
Noun
мора́ва • (moráva) f
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | мора́ва moráva |
мора́ви morávi |
| definite | мора́вата morávata |
мора́вите morávite |
Alternative forms
- мура́ва (muráva) — obsolete
Derived terms
- мора́вина (morávina) (augmentative)
See also
- му́ръг (múrǎg) (dialectal), му́ргав (múrgav, “swarthy”) (standard)
- му́рен (múren), му́рест (múrest), му́рлив (múrliv, “dim”) (dialectal)
References
- “морава”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
- “морава”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
- Georgiev, Vladimir I., Duridanov, I. V., editors (1995), “морава²”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 4 (мѝнго² – па̀дам), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 238