урва

Bulgarian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *urъva, likely originally a resultant noun from у- (u-) +‎ ръ́вам (rǎ́vam, “to bite, to rupture”). Akin to Polish urwisko (“cliff”), Ukrainian у́рвище (úrvyšče, “cliff”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈurvɐ]

Noun

у́рва • (úrva) f

1. steep dale, precipice (geological formation)
2. (figurative) chasm, abyss

   Synonyms: бе́здна (bézdna), про́паст (própast)

Declension

Declension of у́рва

	singular	plural
indefinite	у́рва úrva	у́рви úrvi
definite	у́рвата úrvata	у́рвите úrvite

Related terms

• ров (rov, “ditch, pit”)
• рив (riv, “ripple”) (obsolete)
• ри́ло (rílo, “snout; digging tool”) (dialectal)
  • → Ри́ла (Ríla) (mountain in Bulgaria)

References

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

Anagrams

• увра (uvra)

Macedonian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈurva]
• Hyphenation: ур‧ва

Noun

урва • (urva) f (plural урви)

1. abyss, chasm

   Synonyms: бездна (bezdna), пропаст (propast), провалија (provalija)

2. steep dale, precipice (geological formation)

Declension

Declension of урва

	singular	plural
indefinite	урва (urva)	урви (urvi)
definite unspecified	урвата (urvata)	урвите (urvite)
definite proximal	урвава (urvava)	урвиве (urvive)
definite distal	урвана (urvana)	урвине (urvine)
vocative	урво (urvo)	урви (urvi)

References

• “урва” in Дигитален речник на македонскиот јазик (Digitalen rečnik na makedonskiot jazik) [Digital dictionary of the Macedonian language] − drmj.eu

Anagrams

• рува (ruva)