влакно

Bulgarian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *volkno.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [vɫɐkˈnɔ]

• Audio (Standard Bulgarian, l-vocalization):

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• Rhymes: -nɔ
• Syllabification^(key): влак‧но

Noun

влакно́ • (vlaknó) n (relational adjective вла́кнест, diminutive влакънце́)

1. fibre, filament, thread, fiber (a single elongated piece of a given material, roughly round in cross-section, often twisted with other fibers to form thread)
2. (usually in the plural) textile fibers (natural or synthetic material used for textile production)

   синтети́чни влакна́

   sintetíčni vlakná

   synthetic fibers

3. (collective) fiber, fiber mass
4. (dialectal) hair, strand (of a human or animal)

   Synonyms: ко́съм (kósǎm), коса́ (kosá)

   Влакна́та по главата му бяха оредели.

   Vlaknáta po glavata mu bjaha oredeli.

   The strands of hair on his head had thinned out.

5. fishing line

   Влакно́то се изопна и звънна като струна.

   Vlaknóto se izopna i zvǎnna kato struna.

   The line went taut and rang like a string.

6. (anatomy, botany) fiber (structural element of tissue)

   му́скулно влакно́

   múskulno vlaknó

   muscle fiber

   не́рвно влакно́

   nérvno vlaknó

   nerve fiber

Declension

Declension of влакно́

	singular	plural
indefinite	влакно́ vlaknó	влакна́ vlakná
definite	влакно́то vlaknóto	влакна́та vlaknáta

Coordinate terms

• тъ́кан (tǎ́kan, “fibre”)
• па́смо (pásmo), пре́жда (préžda, “yarn”)

Derived terms

• влакнода́ен (vlaknodáen)

Related terms

• влас (vlas), власи́на (vlasína, “filament”)

References

• “влакно”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• “влакно”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
• Nayden Gerov (1895), “влакно́”, in Рѣчникъ на Блъгарскꙑй язꙑкъ. Съ тлъкувание рѣчи-тꙑ на Блъгарскꙑ и на Русскꙑ. [Dictionary of the Bulgarian language] (in Bulgarian), volume 1, Plovdiv: Дружествена печꙗтница "Съгласие.", page 133

Macedonian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *volkno.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈvɫaknɔ]

• Audio:

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Noun

влакно • (vlakno) n (diminutive влакненце)

1. hair (а single piece)
2. fibre

Declension

Declension of влакно

	singular	plural
indefinite	влакно (vlakno)	влакна (vlakna)
definite unspecified	влакното (vlaknoto)	влакната (vlaknata)
definite proximal	влакново (vlaknovo)	влакнава (vlaknava)
definite distal	влакноно (vlaknono)	влакнана (vlaknana)
vocative	влакно (vlakno)	влакна (vlakna)

See also

• влакнест (vlaknest)
• коса (kosa)

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *volkno.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʋlǎːkno/
• Hyphenation: влак‧но

Noun

вла́кно n (Latin spelling vlákno)

1. fibre

Declension

Declension of влакно

	singular	plural
nominative	вла́кно	влакна
genitive	влакна	вла́кна̄ / вла̑ка̄на̄
dative	влакну	влакнима
accusative	влакно	влакна
vocative	влакно	влакна
locative	влакну	влакнима
instrumental	влакном	влакнима

Further reading

• “влакно”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2026