надвора
Bulgarian
Etymology
By surface analysis, надвор (nadvor, “outside”) + -а (-a)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [nɐdˈvɔrɐ]
Noun
надво́ра • (nadvóra) f (dialectal)
- (literally) exterior, external influence
- (by extension) ailment caused by external, supernatural forces → epilepsy, falling sickness
- Synonyms: епиле́псия (epilépsija) (scientific term), укро́п (ukróp) (colloquial)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | надво́ра nadvóra |
надво́ри nadvóri |
| definite | надво́рата nadvórata |
надво́рите nadvórite |
Derived terms
- надво́рище (nadvórište) (augmentative)
References
- “надвора”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
- Nayden Gerov (1899) “надво́ра”, in Рѣчникъ на Блъгарскꙑй язꙑкъ. Съ тлъкувание рѣчи-тꙑ на Блъгарскꙑ и на Русскꙑ. [Dictionary of the Bulgarian language][1] (in Bulgarian), volume 3, Plovdiv: Дружествена печꙗтница "Съгласие.", page 142
- Georgiev, Vladimir I., Duridanov, I. V., editors (1995), “надвор, надвора”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 4 (мѝнго² – па̀дам), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 467