рофия

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Paleo-Balkan substrate word of Thracian origin, likely borrowed from the definite form of Albanian rrufé. Compare Ancient Greek ῥομφαία (rhomphaía, spear, javelin; sword) and Latin rhomphaea, rumpia.

Pronunciation

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  • ро́фия: IPA(key): [ˈrɔfijɐ]
  • рофи́я: IPA(key): [roˈfijɐ]

Noun

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ро́фия or рофи́я (rófija or rofíjaf (regional)

  1. lightning bolt
    Synonyms: мъ́лния (mǎ́lnija), светка́вица (svetkávica)

Declension

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References

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  • Racheva, M., Todorov, T. A., editors (2002), “рофия, рофя”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 6 (пỳскам – словàр²), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 330
  • Racheva, M., Todorov, T. A., editors (2002), “руфея, руфя”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 6 (пỳскам – словàр²), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 354