воал

Bulgarian

Etymology

Borrowed from French voile (“veil”), from Latin vēlum (“curtain; veil; cloth”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [voˈaɫ]

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• Rhymes: -aɫ
• Hyphenation^(key): во‧ал

Noun

воа́л • (voál) m (relational adjective воа́лен)

1. voile (translucent fabric)
2. veil (such fabric used as face or shoulder covering, to tie up hair, etc.)
   1. bridal veil

      Synonym: бу́ло (búlo)

   2. mourning veil (traditionally black)
   3. veil on a hat

      Synonym: воале́тка (voalétka)

3. (figurative) veil (anything that partially obscures a clear view)
4. (photography) fog (deposit on photographic film)

Declension

Declension of воа́л

	singular	plural
indefinite	воа́л voál	воа́ли voáli
definite (subject form)	воа́лът voálǎt	воа́лите voálite
definite (object form)	воа́ла voála
count form	—	воа́ла voála

Derived terms

adjectives

• воа́лен (voálen)
• воала́жен (voalážen)
• завоали́ран (zavoalíran)
• незавоали́ран (nezavoalíran)

 

nouns

• воала́ж (voaláž)
• воале́тка (voalétka)

 

verbs

• воали́рам impf or pf (voalíram)
• завоали́рам impf or pf (zavoalíram)

 

References

• “воал”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• “воал”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
• Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “воал”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 168