Bulgarian edit

Etymology edit

Formed as бу́ква (búkva, letter) +‎ -ален (-alen), a calque of French literal.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [boˈkvalɛn]
  • (file)

Adjective edit

буква́лен (bukválen) (adverb буква́лно, abstract noun буква́лност)

  1. literal
    Antonym: о́бразен (óbrazen)

Declension edit

Related terms edit

References edit

  • буквален”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • буквален”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

Macedonian edit

Pronunciation edit

Adjective edit

буквален (bukvalen) (comparative побуквален, superlative најбуквален, abstract noun буквалност)

  1. literal

Declension edit

Russian edit

Pronunciation edit

Adjective edit

буква́лен (bukválen)

  1. short masculine singular of буква́льный (bukválʹnyj)