дълбей

Bulgarian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *dьlbьjь or *dьlbějь. Equivalent to дълба́я (dǎlbája, “to delve”) +‎ -ей (-ej).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈdɤɫbɛj]

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Noun

дъ́лбей • (dǎ́lbej) m

1. groove, socket, concave slot (where another part fits into)

   Synonyms: жлеб (žleb), вдлъбнатина́ (vdlǎbnatiná)

2. depression, concave (area that is lower than the normal ground-level)

   Synonyms: падина́ (padiná), про́паст (própast)

Declension

Declension of дъ́лбей

	singular	plural
indefinite	дъ́лбей dǎ́lbej	дъ́лбеи dǎ́lbei
definite (subject form)	дъ́лбеят dǎ́lbejat	дъ́лбеите dǎ́lbeite
definite (object form)	дъ́лбея dǎ́lbeja
count form	—	дъ́лбея dǎ́lbeja

Related terms

• дълбо́к (dǎlbók, “deep”)
  • дълбочина́ (dǎlbočiná, “depth”)
• дълбина́ (dǎlbiná, “bottom”)
• длаб (dlab, “notch, slot”) (dialectal)

References

• “дълбей”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014