ъгъл

Bulgarian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *ǫgъlъ, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂engulos (joint?), from *h₂eng- (corner).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈɤɡɐɫ]
  • (file)

Noun

ъ́гъл • (ǎ́gǎl) m (relational adjective ъ́гълен or ъ́глов, diminutive ъ́гълче)

  1. angle, corner
    1. (specifically) street corner
      Synonyms: кьоше́ (kjošé), кът (kǎt)

Declension

Typical declension sees the stress shift to the second syllable in the plural, but retaining it on the first is also possible, although perhaps less standard.

Derived terms

References

  • ъгъл”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • ъгъл”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
  • ъгъл”, in Български тълковен речник [Bulgarian Explanatory Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), fourth edition, Sofia: Nauka i Izkustvo, 2005, page 1088
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