въс

Bulgarian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *ǫsъ.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [vɤs]
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

въс • (vǎsm (dialectal)

  1. moustache, facial hair
  2. flagellum, tendril

Declension

Declension of въс
singular plural
indefinite въс
vǎs
въ́сове
vǎ́sove
definite
(subject form)
въ́сът
vǎ́sǎt
въ́совете
vǎ́sovete
definite
(object form)
въ́са
vǎ́sa
count form въ́са
vǎ́sa

Alternative forms

  • юс (jus)refers specifically to the obsolete Cyrillic letters ѧ and ѫ

Derived terms

  • въ́ся се (vǎ́sja se, to make a wry face)
  • въ́сца (vǎ́sca, pimple) (diminutive)
  • въсе́ница (vǎsénica, caterpillar) (dialectal)
  • въса́т (vǎsát, having a moustache) (dialectal)

References

  • въс”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “въс”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 214