грабли

Bulgarian

чифт грабли

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *grabľi du, a fossilized dual of *grabľa (ja-stem). Cognate with Serbo-Croatian гра̏бље f pl, Slovene gráblje f pl (from proper plural *grabľẹ pl instead). By surface analysis, гра́бя (grábja, “to snatch”) +‎ -ля (-lja).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɡrabli]

• Audio

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Noun

гра́бли • (grábli) f pl (dialectal)

1. (only plural) carding tool, comber, hatchel (tool for carding and napping fabrics such as linen and flax)

   Synonym: дара́к (darák)

Declension

Declension of гра́бли

	plural
indefinite	гра́бли grábli
definite	гра́блите gráblite

Alternative forms

• гра́ба f (grába) — a-stem

See also

• гребло́ (grebló, “oar”), грабло́ (grabló, “rake”) (probably cognate)
• гра́па (grápa, “rake”) (regional, of uncertain origin)

References

• Nayden Gerov, Тодор Панчев (1908) “гра́бли”, in Допълнение на българския рѣчникъ [Dictionary of the Bulgarian language]‎^[1] (in Bulgarian), volume 6, Plovdiv: Печатница "Трудъ" на Петко Бѣловѣждовъ, page 78
• Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “грабли”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volumes 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 270

Russian

грабли

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *grabji. Analyzable as гра́бить (grábitʹ, “to rake”) +‎ -ли (-li).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɡrablʲɪ]

• Audio

  (file)

Noun

гра́бли • (grábli) f inan pl (genitive гра́бель or гра́блей, plural only, diminutive гра́бельки)

1. rake (garden tool)

Declension

Declension of гра́бли (inan pl-only fem-form soft-stem accent-a/e reduc irreg) 

	plural
nominative	гра́бли grábli
genitive	гра́бель, гра́блей△, грабле́й* grábelʹ, gráblej△, grabléj*
dative	гра́блям, грабля́м* grábljam, grabljám*
accusative	гра́бли grábli
instrumental	гра́блями, грабля́ми* grábljami, grabljámi*
prepositional	гра́блях, грабля́х* grábljax, grabljáx*

^△ Irregular.
^* Proscribed.

Pre-reform declension of гра́бли (inan pl-only fem-form soft-stem accent-a/e reduc irreg) 

	plural
nominative	гра́бли grábli
genitive	гра́бель, гра́блей△, грабле́й* grábelʹ, gráblej△, grabléj*
dative	гра́блямъ, грабля́мъ* grábljam, grabljám*
accusative	гра́бли grábli
instrumental	гра́блями, грабля́ми* grábljami, grabljámi*
prepositional	гра́бляхъ, грабля́хъ* grábljax, grabljáx*

^△ Irregular.
^* Proscribed.

Related terms

• грабёж (grabjóž), грабление (grablenije)
• грабастать (grabastatʹ), гра́бить (grábitʹ)

Descendants

• → Kildin Sami: грабля (grabl’a)