хлас

Bulgarian

Etymology

Most likely reflects an earlier *xolsъ, from the same root as reduplicated Proto-Slavic *xolxolъ (whence Czech chlácholiti (“to calm”)), derived with the suffix *-sъ found also in Proto-Slavic *golsъ (“voice”) : *golgolъ (“utterance”) or in Lithuanian gar̃sas (“sound”) : Proto-Slavic *gorgora (“gargling”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [xɫas]

Noun

хлас • (hlas) m (obsolescent)

stupor, daze (state of bewilderment or numbness)
(figurative) bafflement, wonderment (numb admiration towards something amazing)

Declension

Declension of хлас

	singular
indefinite	хлас hlas
definite (subject form)	хла́сът hlásǎt
definite (object form)	хла́са hlása

Derived terms

захла́с (zahlás)
прехла́с (prehlás)

Related terms

хла́став (hlástav, “dazed, stupified”) (dialectal)
хла́скам (hláskam, “to jostle”) (possibly)

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