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вина

/[viˈna]/
Bulgariannoun

Grammatical form

вина is the indefinite plural form of ви́но — “wine (an alcoholic beverage made by fermenting grape juice, or more rarely – from other fruits).

See the full entry for ви́но

Definitions

  1. 1.
    guilt, blame (property or emotion of being guilty)
    • признавам/отричам вина

      priznavam/otričam vinato plead/not to plead guilty

    • хвърлям вината върху някого

      hvǎrljam vinata vǎrhu njakogoto cast the blame on s.o.

  2. 2.
    fault, responsibility (cause for some bad situation)
    • по вина на някого

      po vina na njakogothrough s.o. fault

    • изкупувам нечия вина

      izkupuvam nečija vinato redeem s.o. fault

    • нося вина за

      nosja vina zato bear responsibility for [something bad]

Synonyms & related words

Word family
  • виня́
  • безви́нен
  • вини́телен
  • винова́т
  • вино́вен
  • неви́нен

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *vina. Synchronically, an old verbal noun from root Proto-Indo-European *weyh₁- (“to chase, to pursue”) + -на (-na). Cognate with Latvian vaina (“fault”).

Forms

  • вина́canonical • feminine
  • vináromanization
  • вина́indefinite • singular
  • вини́indefinite • plural
  • вина́таdefinite • singular
  • вини́теdefinite • plural
  • вина́canonical • neuter • plural

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