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главня

Bulgariannoun

Definitions

  1. 1.
    log of burnt wood, ember
  2. 2.
    infectious disease attacking crops
  3. 3.
    smut (fungus that causes the infectious disease)
  4. 4.
    dialectalmaul (sledgehammer with a large head)

Synonyms & related words

Synonyms
  • поле́но

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *golvьňa: * Per BER: derived from Bulgarian глава́ (glavá, “head”), гла́вен (gláven, “main, capital”) (see Etymology 3). * Per Machek, Stankiewicz: probably from an earlier *golv- (“to decay, to languish”) + -ня (-nja), akin to Lithuanian gélti (“to sting”), pagalỹs (“log, stick”), Latvian galēt (“to slay”), gals (“end, demise”).

Forms

  • главня́canonical
  • гла́вняcanonical • feminine
  • glavnjáromanization
  • glávnjaromanization
  • главня́indefinite • singular
  • гла́вняindefinite • singular
  • главни́indefinite • plural
  • главнета́definite • singular
  • гла́внятаdefinite • singular
  • главни́теdefinite • plural
  • гламня́alternative • dialectal
  • гла́мняalternative • dialectal
  • гла́мнаalternative • dialectal
  • главня́canonical • feminine
  • главня́таdefinite • singular

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