летва
Bulgarian edit
Etymology edit
Equivalent to German Latte + -ва (-va), probably via Serbo-Croatian ле̏тва (“id.”). The fronting of Germ. -a- > -e- probably occurred on Serbo-Croatian soil.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ле́тва • (létva) f (relational adjective ле́твен, diminutive ле́твичка)
Conjugation edit
Declension of ле́тва
Derived terms edit
- ле́тка (létka, “plank”) (dialectal)
Related terms edit
- лост (lost, “lever, bar”)
References edit
- “летва”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
- “летва”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
- Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1986), “летва”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volumes 3 (крес¹ – мѝнго¹), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, page 373
Macedonian edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
летва • (letva) f (diminutive летвиче)
Declension edit
Serbo-Croatian edit
Etymology edit
From Middle High German Latte.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ле̏тва f (Latin spelling lȅtva)
Declension edit
Declension of летва
References edit
- “летва” in Hrvatski jezični portal