вретен

Bulgarian

Etymology

Related to Bulgarian въртя (vǎrtja, “to rotate”), with E-grade stem (cf. Bulgarian вретено (vreteno, “spindle”)).

Noun

вретѐн • (vretѐn) m

  1. (dialectal, dated) measuring unit = 1/4 decare
    Synonym: уврат (uvrat)

Inflection
Inflection of вретен
singular plural
indefinite вретен вретени
definite
(subject form)		 вретенът вретените
definite
(object form)		 вретена
count form — вретена
vocative form вретене вретени

References
  • вретен in Речник на българския език
  • Georgiev Vl. I., editor (1971), “вретен”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 1, Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, page 185
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