навуща

Bulgarian

Etymology

According to BER, a blend of наво́ище (navóište, something wrapped around) + обу́ща pl (obúšta, footwear). Formally may reflect the plural of hypothetical Proto-Slavic *navuťe n (footwear), from *na- + *uti (to put on).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [nɐˈvuʃtɐ]

Noun

наву́ща • (navúšta) pl

  1. (plural only, historical) footwrap, boot shaft (wrapped-around piece of cloth or leather in traditional footwear)
    Synonyms: на́вой (návoj), (obsolete) хо́лево (hólevo)

Declension

Alternative forms

  • наво́ща (navóšta) dialectal

References

  • навуща”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • навуща”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
  • Georgiev, Vladimir I., Duridanov, I. V., editors (1995), “навуща”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volumes 4 (мѝнго² – па̀дам), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 461
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