върпина

Bulgarian

Etymology

Probably a derivative from an obsolete verb *върпя (*vǎrpja) +‎ -ина (-ina), from Proto-Slavic *vьrpati, *vьrpiti. Akin to dial. Slovene vŕpati (“to turn, to grab, to ditch”), dial. Russian верпеть (verpetʹ, “to spring”). Also probably related to Proto-Slavic *vorpъ > dial. Russian вороп (vorop, “assault, attack, raid”), Czech vrapa (“wrinkle”) and possibly further akin with Lithuanian ver̃pti (“to spin”).

Noun

върпѝна • (vǎrpìna) f

  1. (dialectal) pond, lake, swamp
    Synonyms: блато (blato), мочурище (močurište)
  2. (by generalization) body of water
    Synonym: водоем (vodoem)
  3. (dialectal) whirlpool
    Synonym: въртоп (vǎrtop)

Inflection
Inflection of върпина
singular plural
indefinite върпина върпини
definite върпината върпините
vocative form върпино върпини

Further reading
  • V. Merkulova (1977), “нецевенье, хорь, сколудина, хмыз, верпеть”, in Русккие этимологии III‎, page 97: “верпеть”

References
  • M. Stoyneva, T. Michev (2007), “Wetlands, Wetland Types and the Bulgarian Wetland Classification”, in Inventory of Bulgarian Wetlands and their Biodiversity. Part 1: Non-Lotic Wetlands‎, Publ. House Elsi-M, page 60: “Върпи́на [Vurpina]”
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