беладона

Bulgarian

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian belladonna (bella donna, literally “beautiful lady”), altered by folk etymology from Medieval Latin bladona (“nightshade”), from Gaulish *blātōnā, blātunā, from Proto-Celtic *blātus (“flower”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰléh₃tus, from *bʰleh₃- (“blossom, flower”). The folk etymology was motivated by the cosmetic use of nightshade for dilating the eyes.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [bɛɫɐˈdɔnɐ]
  • Audio (Standard Bulgarian, l-vocalization):(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɔnɐ
  • Syllabification(key): бе‧ла‧до‧на

Noun

беладо́на • (beladóna) f

  1. belladonna, deadly nightshade (Atropa belladonna)
    Synonyms: лудо биле (ludo bile), старо биле (staro bile)
  2. belladonna (an alkaloid)

References

  • “беладона”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • “беладона”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
  • Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “беладо́на”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 41
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