юдол

Bulgarian

Etymology

Etymologically from Proto-Slavic *ǫdolь. By surface analysis, юн- (jun-) +‎ дол (dol, “dale”). Poetic meaning is inherited from Old Church Slavonic ѫдоль (ǫdolĭ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [jo̟ˈdɔɫ]

Noun

юдо́л • (judól) f

1. (archaic) valley, ravine, lowland

   Synonyms: долина́ (doliná), падина́ (padiná)

2. (archaic) abyss

   Synonym: бе́здна (bézdna)

3. (figurative, poetic) earthly life, corporal state of existence; (within Christian doctrine) vale of tears

Declension

Declension of юдо́л

	plural
indefinite	юдо́л judól
definite	юдо́лта judólta

Alternative forms

• юндо́л (jundól), удо́л (udól) — dialectal

Derived terms

• Юндола́ (Jundolá) (toponym)
• юдо́лен (judólen, “corporal, earthly, full with trails”) (poetic)
  • юдо́лнище (judólnište), юдо́лница (judólnica, “depression”) (dialectal)

References

• “юдол”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• “юдол”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
• “ѫдоль”, in Старобългарски речник [Old Bulgarian Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), https://histdict.uni-sofia.bg, 2011—2024