ела

See also: эля, эла, and Appendix:Variations of "ela"

Bulgarian

дърво ела

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɛˈɫa]

• Audio (Standard Bulgarian, l-vocalization):

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ɫa
• Syllabification^(key): е‧ла
• Hyphenation^(key): ела

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *edla.

Noun

ела́ • (elá) f (relational adjective е́лов)

1. fir tree (conifer tree of genus Abies)

Declension

Declension of ела́

	singular	plural
indefinite	ела́ elá	ели́ elí
definite	ела́та eláta	ели́те elíte

Derived terms

• е́лка (élka), ели́ца (elíca) (diminutive)
• ела́к (elák, “fir grove”)
• ело́вина (elóvina, “fir wood”)

See also

• елха́ (elhá, “Christmas tree”), елша́ (elšá, “alder”) (principally unrelated)

References

• “ела (същ.)”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• “ела (същ.)”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
• Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “ела¹”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 487

Etymology 2

Compare Greek έλα (éla).

Verb

ела́ • (elá)

1. singular imperative of до́йда (dójda): come

   ела́ тук! ― elá tuk! ― come here!

References

• “ела (повел.)”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• “ела (повел.)”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
• Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “ела²”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 488

Macedonian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɛɫa]

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *edla.

Noun

ела • (ela) f (plural ели)

1. fir tree

Declension

Declension of ела

	singular	plural
indefinite	ела (ela)	ели (eli)
definite unspecified	елата (elata)	елите (elite)
definite proximal	елава (elava)	еливе (elive)
definite distal	елана (elana)	елине (eline)
vocative	ело (elo)	ели (eli)

Etymology 2

Compare Greek έλα (éla).

Interjection

ела • (ela)

1. come

Russian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈjeɫə]

Verb

е́ла • (jéla)

1. feminine singular past indicative imperfective of есть (jestʹ)