урва

Bulgarian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *urъva, likely originally a resultant noun from у- (u-) +‎ ръ́вам (rǎ́vam, “to bite, to rupture”). Akin to Polish urwisko (“cliff”), Ukrainian у́рвище (úrvyšče, “cliff”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈurvə]

Noun

у́рва • (úrva) f

  1. steep dale, precipice (geological formation)
  2. (figurative) chasm, abyss
    Synonyms: бе́здна (bézdna), про́паст (própast)

Declension
Declension of у́рва
singular plural
indefinite у́рва
úrva		 у́рви
úrvi
definite у́рвата
úrvata		 у́рвите
úrvite
  • ров (rov, “ditch, pit”)
  • рив (riv, “ripple”) (obsolete)
  • ри́ло (rílo, “snout; digging tool”) (dialectal)
    • → Ри́ла (Ríla) (mountain in Bulgaria)

References
  • урва in Rečnik na bǎlgarskija ezik (Institut za bǎlgarski ezik)
  • урва in Rečnik na bǎlgarskija ezik (Čitanka.Info)
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