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ватра

/[ˈvatrɐ]/
Bulgariannoun

Definitions

  1. 1.
    dialectaltorch
  2. 2.
    dialectalfireplace

Synonyms & related words

Word family
  • ва́трище
  • ватра́л
Synonyms

Etymology

Borrowed either directly from Tosk Albanian vatër, or from Romanian vatră or Aromanian vatrã, which in turn are borrowed from Tosk Albanian vatër (definite form vatra), from Proto-Albanian *ōtar, obtained through the *o to *vo-/*va- development which is observed exclusively in the Albanian language as the diphthongization of *o in the two major dialect groups (cf. also vadhë, varfër, vesh, etc.). Borrowed also into Czech vatra. Some of the Slavic forms are explained as being borrowed from proto-Romanian or other Vlach languages through semi-nomadic Aromanian shepherds.

Forms

  • ва́траcanonical • feminine
  • vátraromanization
  • ва́траindefinite • singular
  • ва́триindefinite • plural
  • ва́тратаdefinite • singular
  • ва́тритеdefinite • plural

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