рофия
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Bulgarian
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Paleo-Balkan substrate word of Thracian origin, likely borrowed from the definite form of Albanian rrufé. Compare Ancient Greek ῥομφαία (rhomphaía, “spear, javelin; sword”) and Latin rhomphaea, rumpia.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]ро́фия or рофи́я • (rófija or rofíja) f (regional)
- lightning bolt
- Synonyms: мъ́лния (mǎ́lnija), светка́вица (svetkávica)
Declension
[edit]Declension of ро́фия, рофи́я
References
[edit]- Racheva, M., Todorov, T. A., editors (2002), “рофия, рофя”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 6 (пỳскам – словàр²), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 330
- Racheva, M., Todorov, T. A., editors (2002), “руфея, руфя”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 6 (пỳскам – словàр²), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 354