ватра

Bulgarian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *vatra, of substrate origin. Either borrowed from Proto-Albanian *ōtar (whence perhaps Romanian vatră) or from an Iranian language, ultimately from Proto-Iranian *HáHtr̥š.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈvatrɐ]

• Audio

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Noun

ва́тра • (vátra) f (dialectal)

1. torch
2. fireplace

   Synonyms: пещ (pešt), огни́ще (ogníšte)

Declension

Declension of ва́тра

	singular	plural
indefinite	ва́тра vátra	ва́три vátri
definite	ва́трата vátrata	ва́трите vátrite

Derived terms

• ва́трище (vátrište)
• ватра́л (vatrál, “branding tool”)

References

• Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “ватра”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volumes 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 123

Anagrams

• врата (vrata)

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Cognate with Romanian vatră (“fireplace”), and Albanian vatër, definite form vatra, possibly borrowed from Middle Persian 𐬁𐬙𐬀𐬭 (atar). Probably through the Albanian vatër.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʋâtra/
• Hyphenation: ват‧ра

Noun

ва̏тра f (Latin spelling vȁtra)

1. fire

   Synonym: о̀гањ

Declension

Declension of ватра

	singular	plural
nominative	ва̏тра	ватре
genitive	ватре	ва̏та̄ра̄ / ва̏трӣ
dative	ватри	ватрама
accusative	ватру	ватре
vocative	ватро	ватре
locative	ватри	ватрама
instrumental	ватром	ватрама

Derived terms

• ва̏трен

References

• “ватра” in Hrvatski jezični portal

Anagrams

• врата

Ukrainian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *vatra, of substrate origin. Either borrowed from a Paleo-Balkan source (cf. Proto-Albanian *ōtar), possibly partly via a Romanian intermediate vatră, or from Iranian (cf. Proto-Iranian *HáHtr̥š)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈʋatrɐ]

• Audio

  (file)

Noun

ва́тра • (vátra) f inan (genitive ва́три, nominative plural ва́три, genitive plural ватр)

1. (dialectal) fireside, bonfire, hearth

Declension

Declension of ва́тра (inan hard fem-form accent-a)

	singular	plural
nominative	ва́тра vátra	ва́три vátry
genitive	ва́три vátry	ватр vatr
dative	ва́трі vátri	ва́трам vátram
accusative	ва́тру vátru	ва́три vátry
instrumental	ва́трою vátroju	ва́трами vátramy
locative	ва́трі vátri	ва́трах vátrax
vocative	ва́тро vátro	ва́три vátry

Synonyms

• во́гнище (vóhnyšče), бага́ття (baháttja, “bonfire”)
• вого́нь (vohónʹ), ого́нь (ohónʹ, “fire”)
• полу́м'я (polúmʺja), по́лумінь (póluminʹ, “flame”)

References

• Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “ватра”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
• Melnychuk, O. S., editor (1982–2012), “ватра”, in Етимологічний словник української мови [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka