ъгъл
Bulgarian
Alternative forms
- ѫгълъ (ǫgǎl) (Pre-reform orthography (1945))
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *ǫgъlъ, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂engulos (“joint?”), from *h₂eng- (“corner”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈɤɡɐɫ]
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Noun
ъ́гъл • (ǎ́gǎl) m (relational adjective ъ́гълен or ъ́глов, diminutive ъ́гълче)
- angle, corner
- (specifically) street corner
- Synonyms: кьоше́ (kjošé), кът (kǎt)
- (specifically) street corner
Declension
Typical declension sees the stress shift to the second syllable in the plural, but retaining it on the first is also possible, although perhaps less standard.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | ъ́гъл ǎ́gǎl |
ъгли́, ъ́гъли ǎglí, ǎ́gǎli |
| definite (subject form) |
ъ́гълът ǎ́gǎlǎt |
ъгли́те, ъ́гълите ǎglíte, ǎ́gǎlite |
| definite (object form) |
ъ́гъла ǎ́gǎla | |
| count form | — | ъ́гъла ǎ́gǎla |
Derived terms
- изпра́вен ъ́гъл (izpráven ǎ́gǎl, “straight angle”)
- о́стър ъ́гъл (óstǎr ǎ́gǎl, “acute angle”)
- под ъ́гъл (pod ǎ́gǎl, “at an angle”)
- прав ъ́гъл (prav ǎ́gǎl, “right angle”)
- тъп ъ́гъл (tǎp ǎ́gǎl, “angle over 90 degrees”)
- ъ́глест (ǎ́glest, “angular, jagged”)
- ъглова́т (ǎglovát, “angular, jagged”)
- ъглови́ден (ǎglovíden, “angular”)
- ъгломе́р (ǎglomér, “goniometer”)
- ъглополовя́ща (ǎglopolovjášta, “angle bisector”)
- ъ́гълник (ǎ́gǎlnik, “square, try square, set square”)
References
- “ъгъл”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
- “ъгъл”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
- “ъгъл”, in Български тълковен речник [Bulgarian Explanatory Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), fourth edition, Sofia: Nauka i Izkustvo, 2005, page 1088