русалия
/[roˈsalijɐ]/
Bulgariannoun
Definitions
- 1.festival/ritual game performed in the Pentecost week
- 2.feminine spirit, nymph (bringers of dew and fertility)
Synonyms & related words
Word family
- руса́лка
Related words (5)
- ро́за
- роса́
- ю́да
- самоди́ва
- самови́ла
Etymology
Transliteration of Latin Rosalia (“festival of the roses”). Doublet of the personal name Роза́лия (Rozálija). By folk-etymology, the term has gained semantic nuances related to Bulgarian роса́ (rosá, “dew”)
Forms
- руса́лияcanonical • feminine
- rusálijaromanization
- руса́лияindefinite • singular
- руса́лииindefinite • plural
- руса́лиятаdefinite • singular
- руса́лиитеdefinite • plural