юзда

Bulgarian

Etymology

Inherited from Old Church Slavonic оузда (uzda), from Proto-Slavic *uzda.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [jo̟ˈzda]

Noun

юзда́ • (juzdá) f

  1. A curb (driving bit for a horse).
  2. The metal part of such a curb.

Declension

Declension of юзда́
singular plural
indefinite юзда́
juzdá 		юзди́
juzdí
definite юзда́та
juzdáta 		юзди́те
juzdíte

Derived terms

  • отпу́скам юзди́те (otpúskam juzdíte, “to give free rein”, literally “to loosen the curbs”)
  • стя́гам юзди́те (stjágam juzdíte, “to restrain, to curb”, literally “to tighten the curbs”)

References

  • “юзда”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • “юзда”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
  • “юзда”, in Български тълковен речник [Bulgarian Explanatory Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), fourth edition, Sofia: Nauka i Izkustvo, 2005, page 1089

Anagrams

  • дюза (djuza)
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