напев

Bulgarian

Etymology

Deverbal from напе́я (napéja, “to hum”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [nɐˈpɛf]
• Rhymes: -ɛf
• Syllabification^(key): на‧пев

Noun

напе́в • (napév) m (relational adjective напе́вен)

1. tune, musical motif

Declension

Declension of напе́в

	singular	plural
indefinite	напе́в napév	напе́ви napévi
definite (subject form)	напе́вът napévăt	напе́вите napévite
definite (object form)	напе́ва napéva
count form	—	напе́ва napéva

Related terms

• при́пев (prípev, “refrain”)

References

• “напев”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• “напев”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
• Georgiev, Vladimir I., Duridanov, I. V., editors (1995), “напе́в”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 4 (мѝнго² – па̀дам), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 491

Macedonian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *napěvъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈnapɛf]

Noun

напев • (napev) m (plural напеви)

1. tune, melody

Russian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [nɐˈpʲef]

Etymology 1

Noun

напе́в • (napév) m inan (genitive напе́ва, nominative plural напе́вы, genitive plural напе́вов)

1. melody, tune

Declension

Declension of напе́в (inan masc-form hard-stem accent-a) 

	singular	plural
nominative	напе́в napév	напе́вы napévy
genitive	напе́ва napéva	напе́вов napévov
dative	напе́ву napévu	напе́вам napévam
accusative	напе́в napév	напе́вы napévy
instrumental	напе́вом napévom	напе́вами napévami
prepositional	напе́ве napéve	напе́вах napévax

Related terms

• напева́ть (napevátʹ), напе́ть (napétʹ)
• напевный (napevnyj)

Etymology 2

Participle

напе́в • (napév)

1. short past adverbial perfective participle of напе́ть (napétʹ)