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славина

/[sɫɐˈvinɐ]/
Bulgariannoun

Definitions

  1. 1.
    faucet, bung, tap
  2. 2.
    old-style valve, flap (device which controls (blocks/releases) the flow of a fluid)

Synonyms & related words

Synonyms
Related words (2)
  • сла́вей
  • Сло́вута

Etymology

Borrowed from Romanian slăvină, probably of Slavic origin, ultimately equivalent to Proto-Slavic *slavь (“stopple”) + -ина (-ina) (which is perhaps akin to Lithuanian šlúoti (“to sweep”)). Skok (in reference to the Croatian cognate) derives it from Vulgar Latin lavāre (“to wash”).

Forms

  • слави́наcanonical • feminine
  • slavínaromanization
  • слави́наindefinite • singular
  • слави́ниindefinite • plural
  • слави́натаdefinite • singular
  • слави́нитеdefinite • plural

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