урва
/[ˈurvɐ]/
Bulgariannoun
Definitions
- 1.steep dale, precipice (geological formation)
- 2.chasm, abyss
Synonyms & related words
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *urъva, likely originally a resultant noun from у- (u-) + ръ́вам (rǎ́vam, “to bite, to rupture”). Akin to Polish urwisko (“cliff”), Ukrainian у́рвище (úrvyšče, “cliff”).
Forms
- у́рваcanonical • feminine
- úrvaromanization
- у́рваindefinite • singular
- у́рвиindefinite • plural
- у́рватаdefinite • singular
- у́рвитеdefinite • plural