главня
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Bulgarian[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *golvьňa:
- Per BER: derived from Bulgarian глава́ (glavá, “head”), гла́вен (gláven, “main, capital”) (see Etymology 3).
- Per Machek, Stankiewicz: probably from an earlier *golv- (“to decay, to languish”) + -ня (-nja), akin to Lithuanian gélti (“to sting”), pagalỹs (“log, stick”), Latvian galēt (“to slay”), gals (“end, demise”).
Noun[edit]
главня́ or гла́вня • (glavnjá or glávnja) f
Declension[edit]
Declension of главня́, гла́вня
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | главня́, гла́вня glavnjá, glávnja |
главни́, главни́ glavní, glavní |
| definite | главнета́, гла́внята glavnetá, glávnjata |
главни́те, главни́те glavníte, glavníte |
Alternative forms[edit]
- гламня́ (glamnjá), гла́мня (glámnja), гла́мна (glámna) — dialectal, with assimilation of -вн- > -мн-
References[edit]
- “гнавня¹”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
- “главня”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
- Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “гламница, гламня”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volumes 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 246
Etymology 2[edit]
Likely from the same origin as Etymology 1.
Noun[edit]
главня́ • (glavnjá) f
- infectious disease attacking crops
- smut (fungus that causes the infectious disease)
Declension[edit]
Declension of главня́
References[edit]
- “гнавня²”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
- “главня”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
Etymology 3[edit]
Probably from глава́ (glavá, “head”) + -ня (-nja), originally meaning head-like, shaped like a head.
Noun[edit]
главня́ • (glavnjá) f
Declension[edit]
Declension of главня́
References[edit]
- “главня³”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014