провлак

Bulgarian

Провлак в гр. Несебър

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *provolkъ, formed as про- (pro-) +‎ влак (vlak, “drag, train”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈprɔvɫɐk]

Noun

про́влак • (próvlak) m

1. (literary) stretch, expand → narrow strip, band

   Synonyms: ра́зтег (rázteg), иви́ца (ivíca)

2. isthmus (narrow sleeve of land surrounded by water)

   Synonyms: (dialectlal) узина́ (uziná), (obsolete, dialectal) у́зие (úzie)

Declension

Declension of про́влак

	singular	plural
indefinite	про́влак próvlak	про́влаци próvlaci
definite (subject form)	про́влакът próvlakǎt	про́влаците próvlacite
definite (object form)	про́влака próvlaka
count form	—	про́влака próvlaka

Related terms

• вла́ча (vláča, “to drag”)
• влак (vlak, “tug, train”)
  • на́влак (návlak, “thrust fault”)
• свла́чище (svláčište, “landslide”)
• влек (vlek) (obsolete)
  • извле́к (izvlék, “еxtract”)
  • навле́к (navlék, “annoying, weary person”) (pejorative)
  • повле́к (povlék, “drag”)
• влека́ч (vlekáč, “tug, trailer”)

References

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

Macedonian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈprɔvɫak]

Noun

провлак • (provlak) m

1. isthmus

Declension

Declension of провлак

	singular	plural
indefinite	провлак	провлаци
definite unspecified	провлакот	провлаците
definite proximal	провлаков	провлациве
definite distal	провлакон	провлацине
vocative	провлаку	провлаци
count form	—	провлака