метелица
Bulgarian edit
Alternative forms edit
- мѧ́телица (mę́telica) (in Gerov's dictionary)
Etymology edit
By surface analysis, Proto-Slavic *metělь + -ица (-ica). Alternative form мѧтелица (mętelica), mentioned in Gerov's dictionary, is probably influenced by (the root of) obsolete *męti (“to crumble, to trample”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ме́телица • (mételica) f (dialectal)
- squall, gale, blizzard, stormbringer (a strong wind that brings storms)
- Synonyms: вие́лица (viélica), ви́хрушка (víhruška), хлапа́вица (hlapávica)
Declension edit
Declension of ме́телица
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | ме́телица mételica |
ме́телици mételici |
| definite | ме́телицата mételicata |
ме́телиците mételicite |
Related terms edit
See also edit
- мете́ж (metéž, “mutiny, revolt”) (action noun of Proto-Slavic *męti (“to trample”))
References edit
- “метелица”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
- Nayden Gerov (1899) “мѧ́телица”, in Рѣчникъ на Блъгарскꙑй язꙑкъ. Съ тлъкувание рѣчи-тꙑ на Блъгарскꙑ и на Русскꙑ. [Dictionary of the Bulgarian language][1] (in Bulgarian), volume 3, Plovdiv: Дружествена печꙗтница "Съгласие.", page 110
- Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1986), “метелица, мятелица”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volumes 3 (крес¹ – мѝнго¹), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, page 767
Russian edit
Etymology edit
мете́ль (metélʹ) + -ица (-ica)
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
мете́лица • (metélica) f inan (genitive мете́лицы, nominative plural мете́лицы, genitive plural мете́лиц)
- (poetic) endearing diminutive of мете́ль (metélʹ, “blizzard, snowstorm”)
Declension edit
Declension of мете́лица (inan fem-form ц-stem accent-a)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | мете́лица metélica |
мете́лицы metélicy |
| genitive | мете́лицы metélicy |
мете́лиц metélic |
| dative | мете́лице metélice |
мете́лицам metélicam |
| accusative | мете́лицу metélicu |
мете́лицы metélicy |
| instrumental | мете́лицей, мете́лицею metélicej, metéliceju |
мете́лицами metélicami |
| prepositional | мете́лице metélice |
мете́лицах metélicax |