плавей

Bulgarian

Etymology

пла́вам (plávam, “to float”) +‎ -ей (-ej)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈpɫavɛj]

Noun

пла́вей • (plávej) m

1. (dialectal, uncountable) float, flotsam

   Synonyms: плу́вка (plúvka), плю́то (pljúto)

2. (collective) alluvium (debris carried by a wave)

Declension

Declension of пла́вей

	singular
indefinite	пла́вей plávej
definite (subject form)	пла́веят plávejat
definite (object form)	пла́вея pláveja

Related terms

• плот (plot, “raft, board”)
• плу́та (plúta, “cork; raft, floating object”) (dialectal)
• плу́тва (plútva, “floating vegetation/algae”) (dialectal)

References

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