делва

Bulgarian

Съд делва

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *dьly (v-stem). Either of substrate origin, akin to Latin dōlium (“cask”), or derived from unattested Proto-Slavic *dеlti ~ *dьlǫ (“to carve”) +‎ -ва (-va), akin to Bulgarian дълба́я (dǎlbája, “to delve, to scoop”), дола (dola, “lot”) (dialectal).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈdɛɫvɐ]

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Noun

де́лва • (délva) f (diminutive де́лвичка)

1. jar

Declension

Declension of де́лва

	singular	plural
indefinite	де́лва délva	де́лви délvi
definite	де́лвата délvata	де́лвите délvite

References

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