павит
Bulgarian
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *pavitь (“twining”). Identical to Old Church Slavonic павить (pavitĭ, “vine, rambler”). Morphologically formed as па- (pa-) + вит (vit, “coiling”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈpavit]
Noun
па́вит • (pávit) m
- old man's beard (Clematis vitalba)
- Synonym: (dialectal) скребър (skrebǎr)
Declension
| singular | |
|---|---|
| indefinite | па́вит pávit |
| definite (subject form) |
па́витът pávitǎt |
| definite (object form) |
па́вита pávita |
Alternative forms
- па́вет (pávet), па́вят (pávjat)
Derived terms
- павита́к (paviták), павитля́к (pavitlják, “greater dodder”)
Related terms
- ви́я (víja, “to twine, to coil”)
- па́вой (pávoj, “coil, turning”) (dialectal)
References
- “павит”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
- “павит”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
- Georgiev, Vladimir I., Duridanov, I. V., editors (1995), “павит”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 4 (мѝнго² – па̀дам), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 996
Macedonian
Noun
павит • (pavit) m
- old man's beard
- Synonym: повит (povit)