ветла

Russian

Etymology

Akin to ветвь (vetvʹ), вить (vitʹ). Via PIE cognate with Latin vīmen, English withy.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [vʲɪtˈɫa]

Noun

ветла́ • (vetláf inan (genitive ветлы́, nominative plural вётлы, genitive plural вётел)

  1. white willow

Declension

References

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973), “ветла”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress

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