меливо
Bulgarian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *melivo. By surface analysis, ме́ля (mélja, “to grind, to mill”) + -иво (-ivo)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [mɛliˈvɔ] (in Eastern dialects)
- IPA(key): [ˈmɛlivo] (in Western dialects)
Noun
ме́ливо or меливо́ • (mélivo or melivó) n (dialectal)
Declension
Eastern dialects:
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | меливо́ melivó |
мелива́ melivá |
| definite | меливо́то melivóto |
мелива́та meliváta |
Western dialects:
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | ме́ливо mélivo |
мелива́ melivá |
| definite | ме́ливото mélivoto |
мелива́та meliváta |
Related terms
References
- “меливо”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
- Georgiev, Vladimir I., Duridanov, I. V., editors (1995), “меливо”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 4 (мѝнго² – па̀дам), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 727