спила

See also: спиља

Bulgarian

Etymology

Probably borrowed from Greek σπήλαιο (spílaio, “cavern”) with semantic shift. Identical with Macedonian спила (spila, “cliff”) and also loaned into Serbo-Croatian спи̏ља/шпи̏ља (“cave”), Aromanian spilă (“cave”).

Formally resembles Proto-Indo-European *spey- (“sharp point, spike”) (compare English spile, spire, spike, spit or Russian спина́ (spiná, “back, ridge”)).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈspiɫɐ]

Noun

спи́ла • (spíla) f

1. (dialectal) cliff, cusp

   Synonyms: скала́ (skalá), канара́ (kanará)

Declension

Declension of спи́ла

	singular	plural
indefinite	спи́ла spíla	спи́ли spíli
definite	спи́лата spílata	спи́лите spílite

Alternative forms

• спи́да (spída) — dialectal

Derived terms

• спила́к (spilák, “sharp cusp”) (Thracian dialects)
• спило́к (spilók) (Rhodopian dialects)
  • спилочи́е (spiločíe, “rocky terrain”)

References

• Todorov, T. A., Racheva, M., editors (2010), “спила”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volumes 7 (слòво – теря̀свам), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 288
• Nayden Gerov, Тодор Панчев (1904) “спила”, in Рѣчникъ на Блъгарскꙑй язꙑкъ. Съ тлъкувание рѣчи-тꙑ на Блъгарскꙑ и на Русскꙑ. [Dictionary of the Bulgarian language]‎^[1] (in Bulgarian), volume 5, Plovdiv: Дружествена печꙗтница "Съгласие.", page 226

Macedonian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈspiɫa]

Noun

спила • (spila) f

1. cliff, rock

Declension

Declension of спила

	singular	plural
indefinite	спила	спили
definite unspecified	спилата	спилите
definite proximal	спилава	спиливе
definite distal	спилана	спилине
vocative	спило	спили