метва
Bulgarian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *męty (v-stem), ultimately of substrate origin. Superseded by its doublet ме́нта (ménta) (Latin borrowing).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈmɛtvɐ]
Noun
ме́тва • (métva) f (relational adjective ме́твен) (dated)
Declension
Declension of ме́тва
singular | plural | |
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indefinite | ме́тва métva |
ме́тви métvi |
definite | ме́твата métvata |
ме́твите métvite |
Derived terms
- ме́твица (métvica, “mint spice”)
References
- “метва”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
- Nayden Gerov (1899) “мѧ́тва”, in Рѣчникъ на Блъгарскꙑй язꙑкъ. Съ тлъкувание рѣчи-тꙑ на Блъгарскꙑ и на Русскꙑ. [Dictionary of the Bulgarian language] (in Bulgarian), volume 3, Plovdiv: Дружествена печꙗтница "Съгласие.", page 110
- Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1986), “метва”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volumes 3 (крес¹ – мѝнго¹), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, page 767
- “мѧта”, in Старобългарски речник [Old Bulgarian Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), https://histdict.uni-sofia.bg, 2011—2024
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