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
Declension of върло́
singular plural
indefinite върло́
vǎrló 		върла́
vǎrlá
definite върло́то
vǎrlóto 		върла́та
vǎrláta
Derived terms
  • върли́на (vǎrlína, “long rod, beam”)

Etymology 2

Adverbial form of върл (vǎrl, “fierce, abrupt”) +‎ -о (-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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