русалия

Bulgarian

Etymology

Transliteration of Latin Rosalia (“festival of the roses”). Doublet of the personal name Роза́лия (Rozálija).

By folk-etymology, the term has gained semantic nuances related to Bulgarian роса́ (rosá, “dew”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [roˈsalijɐ]

Noun

руса́лия • (rusálija) f

1. (folklore) festival/ritual game performed in the Pentecost week
2. (by extension) feminine spirit, nymph (bringers of dew and fertility)

Declension

Declension of руса́лия

	singular	plural
indefinite	руса́лия rusálija	руса́лии rusálii
definite	руса́лията rusálijata	руса́лиите rusáliite

Derived terms

• руса́лка (rusálka, “siren, mermaid”)

Related terms

• ро́за (róza, “rose”)
• роса́ (rosá, “dew”)

See also

• ди́ва (díva), диви́ня (divínja, “demon, evil spirit”)
  • самоди́ва (samodíva, “nymph”)
• ви́ла (víla, “nymph”)
  • самови́ла (samovíla, “nymph”)
• ю́да (júda, “malevolent nymph”)