червило

Bulgarian

Etymology

By surface analysis, червя́ (červjá, to paint red, to put lipstick on) +‎ -ло (-lo). Cognate with Macedonian црвило (crvilo).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [t͡ʃɛrˈviɫo]
  • Hyphenation: чер‧ви‧ло

Noun

черви́ло • (červílon (diminutive черви́лце)

  1. lipstick (usually red)

Declension

Declension of черви́ло
singular plural
indefinite черви́ло
červílo
червила́
červilá
definite черви́лото
červíloto
червила́та
červiláta

References

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