vatra

See also: Vatra, vatră, Vatră, and vatrã

Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *vatra, ultimately from Proto-Iranian *ātr-. The exact route of descent is uncertain, though. Cognate with Ossetian арт (art, “fire”), Persian آدر (“fire”), Avestan 𐬁𐬙𐬀𐬭 (ātar, “fire”), Pashto اور (“fire”) and also inherited in Albanian vatër, Romanian vatră, Old Armenian ատր- (atr-).

Alternatively from Proto-Albanian *ōtar, also from Proto-Iranian *ātr-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈvatra]
• Rhymes: -atra

Noun

vatra f

1. bonfire
2. hearth

Declension

Declension of vatra (hard feminine reducible)

	singular	plural
nominative	vatra	vatry
genitive	vatry	vater
dative	vatře	vatrám
accusative	vatru	vatry
vocative	vatro	vatry
locative	vatře	vatrách
instrumental	vatrou	vatrami

Further reading

• vatra in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
• vatra in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
• vatra in Internetová jazyková příručka

Gagauz

Etymology

Borrowed from Romanian vatră (“fireplace”), in turn possibly from Albanian vatër, definite form vatra.

Noun

vatra (definite accusative vatrayı, plural vatralar)

1. hearth

Romanian

Noun

vatra

1. definite nominative/accusative singular of vatră

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *vatra, ultimately from Proto-Iranian *ātr-. The exact route of descent is uncertain, though.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʋâtra/
• Hyphenation: vat‧ra

Noun

vȁtra f (Cyrillic spelling ва̏тра)

1. fire

   Synonym: òganj

Declension

Declension of vatra

	singular	plural
nominative	vȁtra	vatre
genitive	vatre	vȁtārā / vȁtrī
dative	vatri	vatrama
accusative	vatru	vatre
vocative	vatro	vatre
locative	vatri	vatrama
instrumental	vatrom	vatrama

Derived terms

• vȁtren

References

• “vatra” in Hrvatski jezični portal

Anagrams

• vrata