врат
Bulgarian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [vrat]
Audio (Standard Bulgarian): (file) - Rhymes: -at
Etymology 1
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *vortъ. Synchronically, an instrumental noun of (dialectal) вра́тя (vrátja, “to turn”).
Noun
врат • (vrat) m (diminutive вратле́ or вратче́)
- (obsolete) rotational element, whirler (thing that rotates)
- (anatomy) cervix, neck (the part of the body connecting the head and the trunk found in humans and some animals)
- Synonym: ши́я (šíja)
- (rare) nape, scruff
- Synonym: тил (til)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | врат vrat |
вратове́ vratové |
| definite (subject form) |
вратъ́т vratǎ́t |
вратове́те vratovéte |
| definite (object form) |
врата́ vratá | |
| count form | — | вра́та vráta |
Derived terms
adjectives
- вра́тен (vráten)
- вра́тов (vrátov)
in compounds
- вратовра́т (vratovrát)
- вратовръ́зка (vratovrǎ́zka)
Related terms
References
- “врат”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
- “врат”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
- Nayden Gerov (1895), “вратъ”, in Рѣчникъ на Блъгарскꙑй язꙑкъ. Съ тлъкувание рѣчи-тꙑ на Блъгарскꙑ и на Русскꙑ. [Dictionary of the Bulgarian language] (in Bulgarian), volume 1, Plovdiv: Дружествена печꙗтница "Съгласие.", page 154
- Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “врат”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 181
- “вратъ”, in Старобългарски речник [Dictionary of Old Bulgarian] (in Bulgarian), https://histdict.uni-sofia.bg, 2011—2026
Etymology 2
Deverbal of вра́тя pf (vrátja), вра́щам impf (vráštam, “to turn”).
Noun
врат • (vrat) m (rare)
Derived terms
nouns
adjectives
- вра́тък (vrátǎk) (obsolete)
Related terms
Etymology 3
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [vrɤt]
- Rhymes: -ɤt
Verb
вра́т • (vrát)
- third-person plural present indicative of вра (vra)
Anagrams
- твар (tvar)
Macedonian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *vortъ.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [vrat]
Audio: (file)
Noun
врат • (vrat) m (relational adjective вратен, diminutive вратче)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | врат (vrat) | вратови (vratovi) |
| definite unspecified | вратот (vratot) | вратовите (vratovite) |
| definite proximal | вратов (vratov) | вратовиве (vratovive) |
| definite distal | вратон (vraton) | вратовине (vratovine) |
| vocative | врату (vratu) | вратови (vratovi) |
| count form | — | врата (vrata) |
Russian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [vrat]
- Rhymes: -at
Noun
врат • (vrat) n inan pl
- genitive of врата́ (vratá)
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *vortъ.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʋrâːt/
Noun
вра̑т m inan (Latin spelling vrȃt)
- neck
- Ко је журио, врат је сломио. ― He who rushes, breaks his neck. (rhyming proverb)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | вра̑т | вра̏тови |
| genitive | врата | вратова |
| dative | врату | вратовима |
| accusative | врат | вратове |
| vocative | врате | вратови |
| locative | врату | вратовима |
| instrumental | вратом | вратовима |
Derived terms
Further reading
- “врат”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2026