дъбрава

Bulgarian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *dǫbrova.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [dɐˈbravɐ]

• Audio (Standard Bulgarian):

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• Rhymes: -avɐ
• Syllabification^(key): дъ‧бра‧ва
• Hyphenation^(key): дъб‧ра‧ва

Noun

дъбра́ва • (dăbráva) f

1. oakwood
2. (by generalization) any type of forest

Declension

Declension of дъбра́ва

	singular	plural
indefinite	дъбра́ва dăbráva	дъбра́ви dăbrávi
definite	дъбра́вата dăbrávata	дъбра́вите dăbrávite
vocative form	дъбра́во dăbrávo	дъбра́ви dăbrávi

Alternative forms

• дубра́ва (dubráva), дабра́ва (dabráva) — with dialectal pronunciation of proto-Slavic *-ǫ-

Related terms

• дъб (dăb, “oak tree”)
• дъба́к (dăbák, “oak grove”)

References

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