провлак

Bulgarian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *provolkъ, formed as про- (pro-) +‎ влак (vlak, “drag, train”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈprɔvɫɐk]

Noun

про́влак • (próvlak) m

(literary) stretch, expand → narrow strip, band
Synonyms: ра́зтег (rázteg), иви́ца (ivíca)
isthmus (narrow sleeve of land surrounded by water)
Synonyms: (dialectlal) узина́ (uziná), (obsolete, dialectal) у́зие (úzie)

Declension

Declension of про́влак
	singular	plural
indefinite	про́влак próvlak	про́влаци próvlaci
definite (subject form)	про́влакът próvlakǎt	про́влаците próvlacite
definite (object form)	про́влака próvlaka	про́влаците próvlacite
count form	—	про́влака próvlaka

Related terms

влак (vlak, “tug, train”)
- на́влак (návlak, “thrust fault”)
вла́ча (vláča, “to drag”)
влек (vlek) (obsolete)
- извле́к (izvlék, “еxtract”)
- навле́к (navlék, “annoying, weary person”) (derogatory)
- повле́к (povlék, “drag”)
влека́ч (vlekáč, “tug, trailer”)
свла́чище (svláčište, “landslide”)

References

“провлак”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
“провлак”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

Macedonian

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈprɔvɫak]

Noun

провлак • (provlak) m

isthmus

Declension

Declension of *провлак*
	singular	plural
indefinite	провлак (provlak)	провлаци (provlaci)
definite unspecified	провлакот (provlakot)	провлаците (provlacite)
definite proximal	провлаков (provlakov)	провлациве (provlacive)
definite distal	провлакон (provlakon)	провлацине (provlacine)
vocative	провлаку (provlaku)	провлаци (provlaci)
count form	—	провлака (provlaka)