свила

Bulgarian

тъкан свила (1)

влакна свила на царевица (2)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *sъvila.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈsviɫɐ]

Noun

сви́ла • (svíla) f (relational adjective сви́лен)

1. (dated) silk (fabric and threads)

   Synonym: (standard term) копри́на (koprína)

   плат сви́ла ― plat svíla ― silk fabric

   ни́шки сви́ла ― níški svíla ― silk threads

2. (popular speech) corncob fibers

Declension

Declension of сви́ла

	singular
indefinite	сви́ла svíla
definite	сви́лата svílata

Derived terms

• свила́р m (svilár), свила́рка f (svilárka, “silk producer/seller”)

Related terms

• сви́я (svíja, “to fold, to flex”)
• Свилен m (Svilen), Свилена f (Svilena) (personal names)

References

• “свила”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• “свила”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
• Racheva, M., Todorov, T. A., editors (2002), “свила”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 6 (пỳскам – словàр²), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 547

Anagrams

• слива (sliva)

Macedonian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈsviɫa]

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: сви‧ла

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *sъvila.

Noun

свила • (svila) f (relational adjective свилен)

1. silk

Declension

Declension of свила

	singular
indefinite	свила
definite unspecified	свилата
definite proximal	свилава
definite distal	свилана
vocative	свило

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Participle

свила • (svila)

1. feminine singular aorist l-participle of свие (svie)

Russian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [svʲɪˈɫa]

Verb

свила́ • (svilá)

1. feminine singular past indicative perfective of свить (svitʹ)

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *sъvila.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sʋǐːla/

Noun

сви́ла f (Latin spelling svíla)

1. silk

Declension

Declension of свила

	singular	plural
nominative	свила	свиле
genitive	свиле	свила
dative	свили	свилама
accusative	свилу	свиле
vocative	свило	свиле
locative	свили	свилама
instrumental	свилом	свилама

Further reading

• “свила”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2024