хлас
Bulgarian
Etymology
Most likely reflects an earlier *xolsъ, from the same root as reduplicated Proto-Slavic *xolxolъ (whence Czech chlácholiti (“to calm”)), derived with the suffix *-sъ found also in Proto-Slavic *golsъ (“voice”) : *golgolъ (“utterance”) or in Lithuanian gar̃sas (“sound”) : Proto-Slavic *gorgora (“gargling”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [xɫas]
Noun
хлас • (hlas) m (obsolescent)
- stupor, daze (state of bewilderment or numbness)
- (figurative) bafflement, wonderment (numb admiration towards something amazing)
Declension
| singular | |
|---|---|
| indefinite | хлас hlas |
| definite (subject form) |
хла́сът hlásǎt |
| definite (object form) |
хла́са hlása |