метла

Bulgarian

Alternative forms

• ме́тла (métla) — dialectal

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *metъla, morphologically from мета́ (metá, “to sweep”) +‎ -ла (-la).

Noun

метла́ • (metlá) f

1. broom (domestic utensil)

Declension

Declension of метла́

	singular	plural
indefinite	метла́ metlá	метли́ metlí
definite	метла́та metláta	метли́те metlíte

Derived terms

• метличка (metlička, “small broom”) (diminutive)
• метлица (metlica), метличина (metličina, “cornflower”)
• метлик (metlik), метлига (metliga, “meadow-grass”)
• метлар (metlar, “broom-maker”)
• метлея (metleja, “to move from place to place, to sweep away”)

Related terms

• мета (meta), метна (metna, “to sweep”)
• мятам (mjatam, “to toss”)
• метил (metil, “type of parasite”)

References

• “метла”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1986), “метла”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 3 (крес¹ – мѝнго¹), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, page 769

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Macedonian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *metъla.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈmɛtɫa]

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

метла • (metla) f (plural метли, diminutive метличе or метличка)

1. broom

Declension

Declension of метла

	singular	plural
indefinite	метла	метли
definite unspecified	метлата	метлите
definite proximal	метлава	метливе
definite distal	метлана	метлине
vocative	метло	метли

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Russian

метла

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *metъla.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [mʲɪtˈɫa]

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

метла́ • (metlá) f inan (genitive метлы́, nominative plural мётлы, genitive plural мётел, relational adjective мете́льный, diminutive метёлка)

1. broom, besom

   Synonym: ве́ник (vénik)

Declension

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

	singular	plural
nominative	метла́ metlá	мётлы mjótly
genitive	метлы́ metlý	мётел mjótel
dative	метле́ metlé	мётлам mjótlam
accusative	метлу́ metlú	мётлы mjótly
instrumental	метло́й, метло́ю metlój, metlóju	мётлами mjótlami
prepositional	метле́ metlé	мётлах mjótlax

Descendants

• → Finnish: metla
• → Ingrian: metla

Related terms

• мести (mesti)

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Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *metъla.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mětla/
• Hyphenation: мет‧ла

Noun

мѐтла f (Latin spelling mètla)

1. broom

Declension

Declension of метла

	singular	plural
nominative	мѐтла	метле
genitive	метле	ме̏та̄ла̄ / ме̏тлӣ
dative	метли	метлама
accusative	метлу	метле
vocative	метло	метле
locative	метли	метлама
instrumental	метлом	метлама