ламя
Bulgarian
Alternative forms
- ла́мия (lámija)
Etymology
From Ancient Greek λάμια (lámia, “a species of fierce shark”). The alternative form ла́мия (lámija) may be an older, intermediate form.
Pronunciation
- ламя́: IPA(key): [ɫɐˈmʲa̟]
- ла́мя: IPA(key): [ˈɫamʲɐ]
Noun
ламя́ or ла́мя • (lamjá or lámja) f
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | ламя́ lamjá |
лами́ lamí |
| definite | ламя́та lamjáta |
лами́те lamíte |
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | ла́мя lámja |
ла́ми lámi |
| definite | ла́мята lámjata |
ла́мите lámite |
References
- “ламя”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
- “ламя”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
- Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1986), “ламя̀”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 3 (крес¹ – мѝнго¹), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, page 303
- “ламя”, in Български тълковен речник [Bulgarian Explanatory Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), fourth edition, Sofia: Nauka i Izkustvo, 2005, page 409