спида

Bulgarian

Etymology 1

Probably the same as Bulgarian спи́ла (spíla).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈspidə]

Noun

спи́да • (spída) f

  1. (dialectal) Alternative form of спи́ла (spíla, “cliff”)
Declension
Declension of спи́да
singular plural
indefinite спи́да
spída		 спи́ди
spídi
definite спи́дата
spídata		 спи́дите
spídite

References
  • Todorov T., editor (2010), “спида²”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 7, Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, page 288
  • Gerov, Najden (1895), “спида²”, in Rěčnik na blǎgarskyj jazyk [Dictionary of the Bulgarian language] (in Bulgarian), volume 5, Plovdiv: Družestvena pečatnica “Sǎglasie”, page 226

Etymology 2

Possibly back-formed from Bulgarian аспи́да (aspída, “asp viper”) with semantic shift viper → dangerous, biting → whirlwind.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈspidə] (Eastern, Central dialects)
  • IPA(key): [spiˈda] (Shop dialect)

Noun

спи́да or спида́ • (spída or spidá) f

  1. (dialectal) cold torrent wind, whirlwind (that causes sleet, hoarfrost)
    Synonyms: вихру́шка (vihrúška), вие́лица (viélica), спри́я (spríja) (dialectal)
Declension
Declension of спи́да, спида́
singular plural
indefinite спи́да, спида́
spída, spidá		 спи́ди, спиди́
spídi, spidí
definite спи́дата, спида́та
spídata, spidáta		 спи́дите, спиди́те
spídite, spidíte

References
  • Todorov T., editor (2010), “спида¹”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 7, Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, page 288
  • Gerov, Najden (1895), “спида¹”, in Rěčnik na blǎgarskyj jazyk [Dictionary of the Bulgarian language] (in Bulgarian), volume 5, Plovdiv: Družestvena pečatnica “Sǎglasie”, page 226
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