дълбей
Bulgarian
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *dьlbьjь or *dьlbějь. Equivalent to дълба́я (dǎlbája, “to delve”) + -ей (-ej).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈdɤɫbɛj]
Audio: (file)
Noun
дъ́лбей • (dǎ́lbej) m
- groove, socket, concave slot (where another part fits into)
- Synonyms: жлеб (žleb), вдлъбнатина́ (vdlǎbnatiná)
- depression, concave (area that is lower than the normal ground-level)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | дъ́лбей dǎ́lbej |
дъ́лбеи dǎ́lbei |
| definite (subject form) |
дъ́лбеят dǎ́lbejat |
дъ́лбеите dǎ́lbeite |
| definite (object form) |
дъ́лбея dǎ́lbeja | |
| count form | — | дъ́лбея dǎ́lbeja |
Related terms
- дълбо́к (dǎlbók, “deep”)
- дълбочина́ (dǎlbočiná, “depth”)
- дълбина́ (dǎlbiná, “bottom”)
- длаб (dlab, “notch, slot”) (dialectal)
References
- “дълбей”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014