чвор

Bulgarian

чвор на дърво

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *čьvorъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [t͡ʃvɔr]

Noun

чвор • (čvor) m (diminutive чво́рче)

1. node, snag, knob

   Synonyms: чеп (čep), (dialectal) глуж (gluž)

2. (by extension) young bough, sprout, scion (nucleus of a new branch)

   Synonyms: бо́тур (bótur), (poetic) гран (gran), (dialectal) буда́к (budák)

Declension

Declension of чвор

	singular	plural
indefinite	чвор čvor	чво́рове čvórove
definite (subject form)	чво́рът čvórǎt	чво́ровете čvórovete
definite (object form)	чво́ра čvóra
count form	—	чво́ра čvóra

Derived terms

• чво́ров (čvórov), чво́рест (čvórest) (adjectives)

References

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

Macedonian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *čьvorъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [t͡ʃvɔr]

Noun

чвор • (čvor) m (diminutive чворче)

1. knot, node

Declension

Declension of чвор

	singular	plural
indefinite	чвор (čvor)	чворови (čvorovi)
definite unspecified	чворот (čvorot)	чворовите (čvorovite)
definite proximal	чворов (čvorov)	чворовиве (čvorovive)
definite distal	чворон (čvoron)	чворовине (čvorovine)
vocative	чвору (čvoru)	чворови (čvorovi)
count form	—	чвора (čvora)

References

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

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *čьvorъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃʋôːr/

Noun

чво̑р m (Latin spelling čvȏr)

1. knot
2. node

Declension

Declension of чвор

	singular	plural
nominative	чвор	чво̀рови
genitive	чвора	чворова
dative	чвору	чворовима
accusative	чвор	чворове
vocative	чворе	чворови
locative	чвору	чворовима
instrumental	чвором	чворовима

Further reading

• “чвор”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025