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]

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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)

Declension

Declension of жрело́

	singular	plural
indefinite	жрело́ žreló	жрела́ žrelá
definite	жрело́то žrelóto	жрела́та žreláta

Alternative forms

• ждрело́ (ždreló) — with epenthetic -д- between жр-

Related terms

• гъ́рло (gǎ́rlo, “throat”)
• гръкля́н (grǎklján, “larynx”)

References

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