жрело

Bulgarian
Изглед от Триградското ж(д)рело

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *žerdlo. Formed from the nowadays obsolete жра (žra, “to gobble”) +‎ -ло (-lo, “instrumental suffix”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ʒrɛˈɫɔ]

Noun

жрело́ • (žreló) n

  1. gorge
    Synonym: дефиле́ (defilé)
  2. ravine, narrow vale (usually smaller than проло́м (prolóm), клису́ра (klisúra))
    Synonyms: овра́г (ovrág), дере́ (deré)

Alternative forms

Declension
Declension of жрело́
singular plural
indefinite жрело́
žreló		 жрела́
žrelá
definite жрело́то
žrelóto		 жрела́та
žreláta
  • гъ́рло (gǎ́rlo, “throat”)
  • гръкля́н (grǎklján, “larynx”)

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