стрела

Bulgarian

Alternative forms

• стрѣла (strěla) (Pre-reform orthography (1945))

Etymology

Inherited from Old Church Slavonic стрѣла (strěla), from Proto-Slavic *strěla.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [strɛˈɫa]

Noun

стрела́ • (strelá) f

1. arrow

Declension

Declension of стрела́

	singular	plural
indefinite	стрела́ strelá	стрели́ strelí
definite	стрела́та streláta	стрели́те strelíte
vocative form	стре́ло strélo	стрели́ strelí

References

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

Macedonian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈstrɛɫa]

• Audio

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Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *strěla, from Proto-Indo-European *strel-, *strēl-, from *ster- (“line, streak, stripe; jet, spurt; beam”).

Noun

стрела • (strela) f

1. arrow

Declension

Declension of стрела

	singular	plural
indefinite	стрела	стрели
definite unspecified	стрелата	стрелите
definite proximal	стрелава	стреливе
definite distal	стрелана	стрелине
vocative	стрело	стрели

Etymology 2

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *strěľati.

Verb

стрела • (strela) third-singular present, impf (perfective застрела)

1. (transitive) to shoot, fire

Conjugation

Conjugation of стрела (imperfective, present in -а)

l-participles	imperfect	aorist	non-finite forms
masculine	стрелал	—	adjectival participle	стрелан
feminine	стрелала	—	adverbial participle	стрелајќи
neuter	стрелало	—	verbal noun	стрелање
plural	стрелале	—	perfect participle	стрелано
	present	imperfect	aorist	imperative
1st singular	стрелам	стрелав	—	—
2nd singular	стрелаш	стрелаше	—	стрелај
3rd singular	стрела	стрелаше	—	—
1st plural	стреламе	стрелавме	—	—
2nd plural	стрелате	стрелавте	—	стрелајте
3rd plural	стрелаат	стрелаа	—	—
Compound tenses
perfect	сум стрелал		present of сум (except in the 3rd person) + imperfect l-participle
има-perfect	имам стрелано		present of има + perfect participle
pluperfect	бев стрелал		imperfect of сум + imperfect l-participle
има-pluperfect	имав стрелано		imperfect of има + perfect participle
има-perfect reported	сум имал стрелано		perfect of има + perfect participle
future	ќе стрелам		ќе + present
има-future	ќе имам стрелано		future of има + perfect participle
future in the past	ќе стрелав		ќе + imperfect
има-future in the past	ќе имав стрелано		future in the past of има + perfect participle
future reported	ќе сум стрелал		ќе + imperfect l-participle
има-future reported	ќе сум имал стрелано		future reported of има + perfect participle
conditional	би стрелал		би + imperfect l-participle
има-conditional	би имал стрелано		conditional of има + perfect participle

Russian

Alternative forms

• стрѣла́ (strělá) — Pre-reform orthography (1918)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *strěla, from Proto-Indo-European *strel-, *strēl-, from *ster- (“line, streak, stripe; jet, spurt; beam”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [strʲɪˈɫa]

• Audio

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• Rhymes: -a

Noun

стрела́ • (strelá) f inan (genitive стрелы́, nominative plural стре́лы, genitive plural стрел, diminutive стре́лка or стре́лочка)

1. arrow
2. pointer, indicator
3. (botany) shaft
4. (technical): crane arm, jib, overhang beam, boom (of a derrick)
5. derrick
6. cantilever
7. rise (of an arch), camber

Declension

Declension of стрела́ (inan fem-form hard-stem accent-d) 

	singular	plural
nominative	стрела́ strelá	стре́лы strély
genitive	стрелы́ strelý	стре́л strél
dative	стреле́ strelé	стре́лам strélam
accusative	стрелу́ strelú	стре́лы strély
instrumental	стрело́й, стрело́ю strelój, strelóju	стре́лами strélami
prepositional	стреле́ strelé	стре́лах strélax

Related terms

• стреля́ть (streljátʹ)
• стрело́к (strelók), стреле́ц (streléc)

Descendants

• → Ingrian: strela

See also

• лук m (luk)

Serbo-Croatian

Alternative forms

• стрије́ла (Ijekavian)
• strila (Ikavian)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *strěla, from Proto-Indo-European *strel-, *strēl-, from *ster- (“line, streak, stripe; jet, spurt; beam”).

Noun

стре́ла f (Latin spelling stréla)

1. arrow

Declension

Declension of стрела

	singular	plural
nominative	стрела	стреле
genitive	стреле	стрела
dative	стрели	стрелама
accusative	стрелу	стреле
vocative	стрело	стреле
locative	стрели	стрелама
instrumental	стрелом	стрелама