меливо

Bulgarian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *melivo. By surface analysis, ме́ля (mélja, “to grind, to mill”) +‎ -иво (-ivo)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [mɛliˈvɔ] (in Eastern dialects)
  • IPA(key): [ˈmɛlivo] (in Western dialects)

Noun

ме́ливо or меливо́ • (mélivo or melivó) n (dialectal)

  1. millet, groats

Declension

Eastern dialects:

Declension of меливо́
singular plural
indefinite меливо́
melivó		 мелива́
melivá
definite меливо́то
melivóto		 мелива́та
meliváta

Western dialects:

Declension of ме́ливо
singular plural
indefinite ме́ливо
mélivo		 мелива́
melivá
definite ме́ливото
mélivoto		 мелива́та
meliváta

References
  • “меливо”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • Georgiev, Vladimir I., Duridanov, I. V., editors (1995), “меливо”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volumes 4 (мѝнго² – па̀дам), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 727
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