лянта

Bulgarian

Etymology

By surface analysis, лен (len, “sluggishness”) +‎ -та (-ta).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈlʲa̟ntɐ]

Noun

ля́нта • (ljánta) f (masculine ля́нтьо)

1. (colloquial, dialectal) female sluggard, idler

Declension

Declension of ля́нта

	singular	plural
indefinite	ля́нта ljánta	ля́нти ljánti
definite	ля́нтата ljántata	ля́нтите ljántite
vocative form	ля́нто ljánto	ля́нти ljánti

Related terms

• лентя́й (lentjáj, “idler”)

References

• Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1986), “лен² [...] произв.: лянта 'мързалана' (Банско, Странджа)”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 3 (крес¹ – мѝнго¹), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, page 359
• “лянта”, in BGJargon.com (in Bulgarian), 2007