детелина

Bulgarian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *dętelina, from *dętelъ (woodpecker) +‎ *-ina. By surface analysis, де́тел (détel) +‎ -и́на (-ína).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [dɛtɛˈlinɐ]
  • Audio (Standard Bulgarian):(file)
  • Rhymes: -inɐ
  • Homophone: Детели́на (Detelína)
  • Hyphenation(key): де‧те‧ли‧на

Noun

детели́на • (detelínaf (relational adjective детели́нов, diminutive детели́нка)

  1. clover (genus Trifolium)
    • 1979, Лили Иванова, “Детелина”, in Асен Ошанов (lyrics), Асен Гаргов (music), Предупреждение:
      Детелини, детелини, детелини, аз ви търсих по безкрайната земя.
      Детелини, детелини, детелини, многобройни сте, но само с три листа.
      Detelini, detelini, detelini, az vi tǎrsih po bezkrajnata zemja.
      Detelini, detelini, detelini, mnogobrojni ste, no samo s tri lista.
      Clovers, clovers, clovers, I sought you out throughout the boundless world.
      Clovers, clovers, clovers, you are numerous, but only with three leaves.
  2. cloverleaf interchange (junction of two highways, one crossing over the other, having a series of exit and entrance ramps, arranged in the form of a four-leaf clover, such that traffic may proceed from either highway in all directions)

Declension

Declension of детели́на
singular plural
indefinite детели́на
detelína
детели́ни
detelíni
definite детели́ната
detelínata
детели́ните
detelínite

Derived terms

References

  • детелина”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • детелина”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
  • Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “детелѝна”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 349

Macedonian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *dętelina.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [dɛˈtɛlina]
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

детелина • (detelinaf (diminutive детелинка)

  1. clover
  2. clubs in card games

Declension

Declension of детелина
singular plural
indefinite детелина (detelina) детелини (detelini)
definite unspecified детелината (detelinata) детелините (detelinite)
definite proximal детелинава (detelinava) детелиниве (detelinive)
definite distal детелинана (detelinana) детелинине (detelinine)
vocative детелино (detelino) детелини (detelini)

See also

Suits in Macedonian · бо́и (bói) (layout · text)
херц (herc), ср́це (sŕce) ка́ро (káro), ба́клава (báklava), ло́кум (lókum) пик (pik), лист (list) треф (tref), дете́лина (detélina)

Serbo-Croatian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *dętelina.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /dêtelina/
  • Hyphenation: де‧те‧ли‧на

Noun

де̏телина f (Latin spelling dȅtelina)

  1. clover
  2. (regional) alfalfa (which is of the same tribe)

Declension

Declension of детелина
singular plural
nominative детелина детелине
genitive детелине детелина
dative детелини детелинама
accusative детелину детелине
vocative детелино детелине
locative детелини детелинама
instrumental детелином детелинама