метва
Appearance
Bulgarian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Proto-Slavic *męty (v-stem), ultimately of substrate origin. Superseded by its doublet ме́нта (ménta) (Latin borrowing).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]ме́тва • (métva) f (relational adjective ме́твен) (dated)
Declension
[edit]Declension of ме́тва
Derived terms
[edit]- ме́твица (métvica, “mint spice”)
References
[edit]- “метва”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
- Nayden Gerov (1899) “мѧ́тва”, in Рѣчникъ на Блъгарскꙑй язꙑкъ. Съ тлъкувание рѣчи-тꙑ на Блъгарскꙑ и на Русскꙑ. [Dictionary of the Bulgarian language][1] (in Bulgarian), volume 3, Plovdiv: Дружествена печꙗтница "Съгласие.", page 110
- Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1986), “метва”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 3 (крес¹ – мѝнго¹), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, page 767
- “мѧта”, in Старобългарски речник [Old Bulgarian Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), https://histdict.uni-sofia.bg, 2011—2025