въс

Bulgarian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *ǫsъ.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [vɤs]
  • (file)

Noun

въс • (vǎs) m (dialectal)

  1. moustache, facial hair
  2. flagellum, tendril

Declension

Alternative forms

  • юс (jus) refers specifically to the obsolete Cyrillic letters ѧ and ѫ

Derived terms

  • въ́ся се (vǎ́sja se, to make a wry face)
  • въ́сца (vǎ́sca, pimple) (diminutive)
  • въсе́ница (vǎsénica, caterpillar) (dialectal)
  • въса́т (vǎsát, having a moustache) (dialectal)

References

  • въс”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “въс”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volumes 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 214
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