навуща

Bulgarian

навуща на опинци

Etymology

According to BER, a blend of наво́ище (navóište, “something wrapped around”) +‎ обу́ща pl (obúšta, “footwear”). Formally may reflect the plural of hypothetical Proto-Slavic *navuťe n (“footwear”), from *na- +‎ *uti (“to put on”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [nɐˈvuʃtɐ]

Noun

наву́ща • (navúšta) pl

(plural only, historical) footwrap, boot shaft (wrapped-around piece of cloth or leather in traditional footwear)
Synonyms: на́вой (návoj), (obsolete) хо́лево (hólevo)

Declension

Declension of наву́ща

	plural
indefinite	наву́ща navúšta
definite	наву́щата navúštata

Alternative forms

наво́ща (navóšta) — dialectal

Related terms

обу́ща pl (obúšta, “footwear”)
на́вой (návoj, “wrapped-around cloth”), нави́вка (navívka, “coiling”)

References

“навуща”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
“навуща”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
Georgiev, Vladimir I., Duridanov, I. V., editors (1995), “навуща”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 4 (мѝнго² – па̀дам), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 461