грабли
Bulgarian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *grabľi du, a fossilized dual of *grabľa (ja-stem). Cognate with Serbo-Croatian гра̏бље f pl, Slovene gráblje f pl (from proper plural *grabľẹ pl instead). By surface analysis, гра́бя (grábja, “to snatch”) + -ля (-lja).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈɡrabli]
Audio (Standard Bulgarian): (file) - Rhymes: -abli
- Syllabification(key): гра‧бли
- Hyphenation(key): граб‧ли
Noun
гра́бли • (grábli) f pl (dialectal)
- (only plural) carding tool, comber, hatchel (tool for carding and napping fabrics such as linen and flax)
- Synonym: дара́к (darák)
Declension
| plural | |
|---|---|
| indefinite | гра́бли grábli |
| definite | гра́блите gráblite |
Alternative forms
- гра́ба f (grába) — a-stem
See also
- гребло́ (grebló, “oar”), грабло́ (grabló, “rake”) (probably cognate)
- гра́па (grápa, “rake”) (regional, of uncertain origin)
References
- Nayden Gerov; Тодор Панчев (1908), “гра́бли”, in Допълнение на българския рѣчникъ [Dictionary of the Bulgarian language] (in Bulgarian), volume 6, Plovdiv: Печатница "Трудъ" на Петко Бѣловѣждовъ, page 78
- Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “грабли”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 270
Russian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *grabji. Analyzable as гра́бить (grábitʹ, “to rake”) + -ли (-li).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈɡrablʲɪ]
Audio: (file)
Noun
гра́бли • (grábli) f inan pl (genitive гра́бель or гра́блей, plural only, diminutive гра́бельки)
- rake (garden tool)
- 1991, Виктор Пелевин [Victor Pelevin], Проблема верволка в средней полосе; English translation from Andrew Bromfield, transl., A Werewolf Problem in Central Russia, New York: New Directions, 1998:
- Са́ша погляде́л на столб, когда́-то подде́рживавший провода́, а сейча́с похо́жий на грозя́щие не́бу огро́мные гра́бли, поду́мал ещё чуть-чу́ть и поверну́л вле́во.
- Sáša pogljadél na stolb, kogdá-to poddérživavšij provodá, a sejčás poxóžij na grozjáščije nébu ogrómnyje grábli, podúmal ješčó čutʹ-čútʹ i povernúl vlévo.
- Sasha looked at the telephone pole, which had once supported wires, but now looked like a huge rake threatening the sky. He went left.
Declension
Declension of гра́бли (inan pl-only fem-form soft-stem accent-a/e reduc irreg)
| plural | |
|---|---|
| nominative | гра́бли grábli |
| genitive | гра́бель, гра́блей△, грабле́й* grábelʹ, gráblej△, grabléj* |
| dative | гра́блям, грабля́м* grábljam, grabljám* |
| accusative | гра́бли grábli |
| instrumental | гра́блями, грабля́ми* grábljami, grabljámi* |
| prepositional | гра́блях, грабля́х* grábljax, grabljáx* |
△ Irregular.
* Proscribed.
Pre-reform declension of гра́бли (inan pl-only fem-form soft-stem accent-a/e reduc irreg)
| plural | |
|---|---|
| nominative | гра́бли grábli |
| genitive | гра́бель, гра́блей△, грабле́й* grábelʹ, gráblej△, grabléj* |
| dative | гра́блямъ, грабля́мъ* grábljam, grabljám* |
| accusative | гра́бли grábli |
| instrumental | гра́блями, грабля́ми* grábljami, grabljámi* |
| prepositional | гра́бляхъ, грабля́хъ* grábljax, grabljáx* |
△ Irregular.
* Proscribed.
Related terms
Descendants
- → Kildin Sami: грабля (grabl’a)