дъбрава

Bulgarian

Etymology

From unattested Proto-Slavic *dǫbrъ (“partaining to oak”) + -ава (-ava).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [dɐˈbravɐ]
Audio (Standard Bulgarian): (file)
Rhymes: -avɐ
Syllabification^(key): дъ‧бра‧ва
Hyphenation^(key): дъб‧ра‧ва

Noun

дъбра́ва • (dǎbráva) f

oakwood
(by generalization) any type of forest

Declension

Declension of дъбра́ва
	singular	plural
indefinite	дъбра́ва dǎbráva	дъбра́ви dǎbrávi
definite	дъбра́вата dǎbrávata	дъбра́вите dǎbrávite
vocative form	дъбра́во dǎbrávo	дъбра́ви dǎbrávi

Alternative forms

дубра́ва (dubráva), дабра́ва (dabráva) — with dialectal pronunciation of proto-Slavic *-ǫ-

Related terms

дъб (dǎb, “oak tree”)
дъба́к (dǎbák, “oak grove”)

References

“дъбрава”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
“дъбрава”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010