върло

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Bulgarian

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Etymology 1

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From Proto-Slavic *vьrdlo, an instrumental noun of вря (vrja, to spring, to boil) +‎ -ло (-lo, instrumental suffix). Probably originally meaning pole, beam as in Ukrainian верло́ (verló, pole, bat), dialectal ви́рло (výrlo) or the derivative Bulgarian върли́на (vǎrlína, long rod) (cognate with dialectal Czech vrdlina/vrlina (beam) /Moravian dialects/).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [vɐrˈɫɔ] [ˈvɤ̞rɫo]

Noun

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върло́ (vǎrlón

  1. (dialectal) steep slope, bank
    Synonyms: стръмнина́ (strǎmniná), скат (skat)
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Etymology 2

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Adverbial form of върл (vǎrl, fierce, abrupt) +‎ (-o) (reflects Proto-Slavic *vьrlo).

Pronunciation

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Adverb

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въ́рло (vǎ́rlo) (comparative по́-въ́рло, superlative на́й-въ́рло)

  1. fiercely, ferociously
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References

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  • върло”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • върло”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010