отвес
Bulgarian
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *otъvěsъ. Morphologically formed from от- (ot-) + вес (ves, “hanging, pendant”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [otˈvɛs]
Noun
отве́с • (otvés) m (relational adjective отве́сен)
- (instrument) plummet, plumb bob
- vertical (direction)
- Synonym: вертика́л (vertikál)
- (by extension) sheer cliff (geological formation)
- Synonym: отве́сен скат (otvésen skat)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | отве́с otvés |
отве́си otvési |
| definite (subject form) |
отве́сът otvésǎt |
отве́сите otvésite |
| definite (object form) |
отве́са otvésa | |
| count form | — | отве́са otvésa |
Related terms
References
- “отвес”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
- “отвес”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
Russian
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *otъvěsъ.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ɐtˈvʲes]
Noun
отве́с • (otvés) m inan (genitive отве́са, nominative plural отве́сы, genitive plural отве́сов)
- plummet, plumb, plumb-line
- vertical slope, vertical face; sheer cliff
- (slang, eating disorders) body weight loss seen upon a new weighing on the scale
Declension
Declension of отве́с (inan masc-form hard-stem accent-a)