цвете
Bulgarian
Alternative forms
- цвѣте (cvěte) — Pre-reform orthography (1945)
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *květьje (“blossoms”), originally a collective singular only noun. By surface analysis, цвят (cvjat, “blossom”) + -е (-e, collective suffix). (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈt͡svɛtɛ]
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -ɛtɛ
- Hyphenation(key): цве‧те
Noun
цве́те • (cvéte) n (diminutive цве́тенце)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | цве́те cvéte |
цветя́ cvetjá |
| definite | цве́тето cvéteto |
цветя́та cvetjáta |
Related terms
- цвят (cvjat, “color; blossom”)
- цвета́р m (cvetár), цвета́рка f (cvetárka, “florist”)
References
- “цвете”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
- “цвете”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
Russian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈt͡svʲetʲe]
Noun
цве́те • (cvéte) m inan
- prepositional singular of цвет (cvet)