юда

See also: Юда

Bulgarian

Etymology 1

From an earlier *juda, possibly of Proto-Slavic origin. Cognate with Macedonian јуда (juda).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈju̟dɐ]

Noun

ю́да • (júda) f (relational adjective юди́нски)

1. fairy-like malevolent spirit, nymph (analogous to succubus and to lesser extend siren)

Declension

Declension of ю́да

	singular	plural
indefinite	ю́да júda	ю́ди júdi
definite	ю́дата júdata	ю́дите júdite

Related terms

• ю́дя (júdja), изюдя́ (izjudjá, “to cheat, to deceive, to entice”)

See also

• ди́ва (díva), диви́ня (divínja, “demon, evil spirit”)
  • самоди́ва (samodíva, “nymph”)
• ви́ла (víla, “nymph”)
  • самови́ла (samovíla, “nymph”)
• руса́лия (rusálija, “nymph of fertility”), руса́лка (rusálka, “siren”)

References

• “юда¹”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• “юда¹”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

Etymology 2

Transliteration of Hebrew יְהוּדָה (“Judas”) via the intermediance of Ancient Greek Ἰούδας (Ioúdas).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈju̟dɐ]

Noun

ю́да • (júda) m

1. (figurative) traitor (based on the name of the Biblical character Judas who betrayed Jesus)

   Synonyms: преда́тел (predátel), изме́нник (izménnik)

Declension

Declension of ю́да

	singular
indefinite	ю́да júda
definite	ю́дата júdata

References

• “юда²”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• “юда²”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010