превал

Bulgarian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *pervalъ. Morphologically formed as пре- (pre-) +‎ вал (val, “embankment, bank”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [prɛˈvaɫ]

Noun

прева́л • (prevál) m

1. post peak, decline of а hill
2. opposite slope (relative to the current reference point of a viewer)

Declension

Declension of прева́л

	singular	plural
indefinite	прева́л prevál	прева́ли preváli
definite (subject form)	прева́лът preválǎt	прева́лите preválite
definite (object form)	прева́ла prevála
count form	—	прева́ла prevála

Related terms

• валя́ impf (valjá), валя́м pf (valjám, “to drop, to fall down, to rain”)
• ва́ляк (váljak, “roller”)
• вал (val)
  • прова́л (provál, “failure, downfall”)
  • ува́л m (uvál), ува́ла f (uvála, “hollow, inlet”)
  • ва́лог (válog, “plain between highlands, depression”)

References

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

Anagrams

• плевра (plevra)