вретен

Bulgarian

Etymology

Related to Bulgarian въртя (vǎrtja, “to rotate”), with E-grade stem (cf. Bulgarian вретено (vreteno, “spindle”)).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [vrɛˈtɛn]
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Noun

врете́н • (vretén) m

  1. (dialectal, dated) measuring unit = 1⁄40 hectare
    Synonym: уврат (uvrat)

Declension
Declension of врете́н
singular plural
indefinite врете́н
vretén		 врете́ни
vreténi
definite
(subject form)		 врете́нът
vreténǎt		 врете́ните
vreténite
definite
(object form)		 врете́на
vreténa
count form — врете́на
vreténa

References
  • “вретен”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “вретен”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volumes 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 185
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