ела

See also: эля, эла, and Appendix:Variations of "ela"

Bulgarian

дърво ела

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɛˈɫa]

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Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *edla.

Noun

ела́ • (elá) f (relational adjective е́лов)

1. fir tree (conifer tree of genus Abies)

Declension

Declension of ела́

	singular	plural
indefinite	ела́ elá	ели́ elí
definite	ела́та eláta	ели́те elíte

Derived terms

• е́лка (élka), ели́ца (elíca) (diminutive)
• ела́к (elák, “fir grove”)
• ело́вина (elóvina, “fir wood”)

See also

• елха́ (elhá, “Christmas tree”), елша́ (elšá, “alder”) (principally unrelated)

References

• “ела (същ.)”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• “ела (същ.)”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
• Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “ела¹”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volumes 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 487

Etymology 2

Compare Greek έλα (éla).

Verb

ела́ • (elá)

1. singular imperative of до́йда (dójda): come

   ела́ тук! ― elá tuk! ― come here!

References

• “ела (повел.)”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• “ела (повел.)”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
• Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “ела²”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volumes 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 488

Macedonian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɛɫa]

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *edla.

Noun

ела • (ela) f (plural ели)

1. fir tree

Declension

Declension of ела

	singular	plural
indefinite	ела	ели
definite unspecified	елата	елите
definite proximal	елава	еливе
definite distal	елана	елине
vocative	ело	ели

Etymology 2

Compare Greek έλα (éla).

Interjection

ела • (ela)

1. come

Russian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈjeɫə]

Verb

е́ла • (jéla)

1. feminine singular past indicative imperfective of есть (jestʹ)