делва

Bulgarian

Съд делва

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *dьly (v-stem). Either of substrate origin, akin to Latin dōlium (“cask”), or derived from unattested Proto-Slavic *dеlti ~ *dьlǫ (“to carve”) +‎ -ва (-va), akin to Bulgarian дълба́я (dǎlbája, “to delve, to scoop”), дола (dola, “lot”) (dialectal).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈdɛɫvə]

Noun

де́лва • (délva) f (diminutive де́лвичка)

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Declension

Declension of де́лва

	singular	plural
indefinite	де́лва délva	де́лви délvi
definite	де́лвата délvata	де́лвите délvite

References

делва in Rečnik na bǎlgarskija ezik (Institut za bǎlgarski ezik)
делва in Rečnik na bǎlgarskija ezik (Čitanka.Info)