Bulgarian
Etymology
From unattested Proto-Slavic *dǫbrъ (“partaining to oak”) + -ава (-ava).
Pronunciation
Noun
дъбра́ва • (dǎbráva) f
- oakwood
- (by generalization) any type of forest
Declension
Declension of дъбра́ва
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singular
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plural
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| indefinite
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дъбра́ва
dǎbráva
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дъбра́ви
dǎbrávi
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| definite
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дъбра́вата
dǎbrávata
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дъбра́вите
dǎbrávite
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| vocative form
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дъбра́во
dǎbrávo
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дъбра́ви
dǎbrávi
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- дубра́ва (dubráva), дабра́ва (dabráva) — with dialectal pronunciation of proto-Slavic *-ǫ-
- дъб (dǎb, “oak tree”)
- дъба́к (dǎbák, “oak grove”)
References
- “дъбрава”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
- “дъбрава”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010