постеля

Bulgarian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [poˈstɛlʲɐ]

Etymology 1

по- (po-) +‎ сте́ля (stélja)

Verb

посте́ля • (postélja) first-singular present indicativepf (imperfective пости́лам)

  1. (transitive) to spread, to lay
  2. to cover, to carpet
Conjugation

References

  • постеля”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • постеля”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

Etymology 2

Collective noun from пости́лам (postílam, to spread) +‎ (-ja), reflecting Proto-Slavic *posteľa. Compare Macedonian постелнина (postelnina, bedspread), Russian посте́ль (postélʹ, bedding).

Noun

посте́ля • (postéljaf

  1. (collective) bedspread, bedclothes
Conjugation
Declension of посте́ля
singular
indefinite посте́ля
postélja
definite посте́лята
postéljata
  • посте́лка (postélka, mat)

References

  • постеля”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • постеля”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

Anagrams

  • сполетя (spoletja)

Russian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [pɐˈsʲtʲelʲə]

Noun

посте́ля • (postéljaf inan (genitive посте́ли, nominative plural посте́ли, genitive plural посте́лей)

  1. (dated) same as посте́ль (postélʹ)

Declension