върпина
/[vɐrˈpinɐ]/
Bulgariannoun
Definitions
- 1.body of water
- 2.dialectalpond, lake, swamp
- 3.dialectalwhirlpool
Synonyms & related words
Etymology
Probably a derivative from an obsolete verb *върпя (*vǎrpja) + -ина (-ina), from Proto-Slavic *vьrpati, *vьrpiti. Akin to dialectal Slovene vŕpati (“to turn, to grab, to ditch”), dialectal Russian верпе́ть (verpétʹ, “to spring”). Also probably related to Proto-Slavic *vorpъ > dialectal Russian вороп (vorop, “assault, attack, raid”), Czech vrapa (“wrinkle”) and possibly further akin with Lithuanian ver̃pti (“to spin”).
Forms
- върпи́наcanonical • feminine
- vǎrpínaromanization
- върпи́наindefinite • singular
- върпи́ниindefinite • plural
- върпи́натаdefinite • singular
- върпи́нитеdefinite • plural