върло

Bulgarian

Etymology 1

From Proto-Slavic *vьrdlo, an instrumental noun of вря (vrja, to spring, to boil) + -ло (-lo, instrumental suffix). Probably originally meaning pole, beam as in Ukrainian верло́ (verló, pole, bat), dialectal ви́рло (výrlo) or the derivative Bulgarian върли́на (vǎrlína, long rod) (cognate with dialectal Czech vrdlina/vrlina (beam) /Moravian dialects/).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [vɐrˈɫɔ] [ˈvɤ̞rɫo]

Noun

върло́ • (vǎrló) n

  1. (dialectal) steep slope, bank
    Synonyms: стръмнина́ (strǎmniná), скат (skat)
Declension
Derived terms
  • върли́на (vǎrlína, long rod, beam)

Etymology 2

Adverbial form of върл (vǎrl, fierce, abrupt) + (-o) (reflects Proto-Slavic *vьrlo).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈvɤrɫo]

Adverb

въ́рло • (vǎ́rlo) (comparative по́-въ́рло, superlative на́й-въ́рло)

  1. fiercely, ferociously
  • въ́рлост (vǎ́rlost), върлина́ (vǎrliná, fierceness, abruptness)

References

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