вретен

Bulgarian

Etymology

Related to Bulgarian въртя (vǎrtja, “to rotate”), with E-grade stem (cf. Bulgarian вретено (vreteno, “spindle”)).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [vrɛˈtɛn]

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Noun

врете́н • (vretén) m

1. (dialectal, dated) measuring unit = ¹⁄₄₀ hectare

   Synonym: уврат (uvrat)

Declension

Declension of врете́н

	singular	plural
indefinite	врете́н vretén	врете́ни vreténi
definite (subject form)	врете́нът vreténǎt	врете́ните vreténite
definite (object form)	врете́на vreténa
count form	—	врете́на vreténa

Related terms

• въртя (vǎrtja, “to rotate, to turn”)
• вратя (vratja), връщам (vrǎštam, “to return”)
• вретено (vreteno, “spindle”)
• време (vreme, “time”)
• врат (vrat, “turn; neck”)
• врът (vrǎt, “small turn; garden”)

References

• “вретен”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “вретен”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volumes 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 185