метла

Bulgarian

Alternative forms

• ме́тла (métla) — dialectal

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *metъla, morphologically from мета́ (metá, “to sweep”) +‎ -ла (-la).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [mɛˈtɫa]
• IPA^(key): [ˈmɛtɫɐ] (dialectal)
• Syllabification^(key): ме‧тла
• Hyphenation^(key): мет‧ла

Noun

метла́ • (metlá) f

1. broom (domestic utensil)

Declension

Declension of метла́

	singular	plural
indefinite	метла́ metlá	метли́ metlí
definite	метла́та metláta	метли́те metlíte

Derived terms

• метличка (metlička, “small broom”) (diminutive)
• метлица (metlica), метличина (metličina, “cornflower”)
• метлик (metlik), метлига (metliga, “meadow-grass”)
• метлар (metlar, “broom-maker”)
• метлея (metleja, “to move from place to place, to sweep away”)

Related terms

• мета (meta), метна (metna, “to sweep”)
• мятам (mjatam, “to toss”)
• метил (metil, “type of parasite”)

References

• “метла”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1986), “метла”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 3 (крес¹ – мѝнго¹), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, page 769

Anagrams

• метал (metal)

Macedonian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *metъla.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈmɛtɫa]

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

метла • (metla) f (plural метли, diminutive метличе or метличка)

1. broom

Declension

Declension of метла

	singular	plural
indefinite	метла (metla)	метли (metli)
definite unspecified	метлата (metlata)	метлите (metlite)
definite proximal	метлава (metlava)	метливе (metlive)
definite distal	метлана (metlana)	метлине (metline)
vocative	метло (metlo)	метли (metli)

Pannonian Rusyn

Метли.

Etymology

Inherited from Old Slovak metla, from Proto-Slavic *metъla. Cognates include Slovak metla and Carpathian Rusyn метла́ (metlá).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈmɛtla]
• Rhymes: -ɛtla
• Hyphenation: мет‧ла

Noun

метла (metla) f

1. broom

Declension

Declension of метла

	singular	plural
nominative	метла metla	метли metli
genitive	метли metli	метлох metlox
dative	метли metli	метлом metlom
accusative	метлу metlu	метли metli
instrumental	метлу metlu	метлами metlami
locative	метли metli	метлох metlox
vocative	метло metlo	метли metli

References

• Medʹeši, H., Fejsa, M., Timko-Djitko, O. (2010) “метла”, in Ramač, Ju., editor, Руско-сербски словнїк [Rusyn-Serbian Dictionary] (in Pannonian Rusyn), Novi Sad: Faculty of Philosophy

Russian

метла

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *metъla.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [mʲɪtˈɫa]

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

метла́ • (metlá) f inan (genitive метлы́, nominative plural мётлы, genitive plural мётел, relational adjective мете́льный, diminutive метёлка)

1. broom, besom

   Synonym: ве́ник (vénik)

Declension

Declension of метла́ (inan fem-form hard-stem accent-d reduc) 

	singular	plural
nominative	метла́ metlá	мётлы mjótly
genitive	метлы́ metlý	мётел mjótel
dative	метле́ metlé	мётлам mjótlam
accusative	метлу́ metlú	мётлы mjótly
instrumental	метло́й, метло́ю metlój, metlóju	мётлами mjótlami
prepositional	метле́ metlé	мётлах mjótlax

Related terms

• мести (mesti)

Descendants

• → Finnish: metla
• → Ingrian: metla

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *metъla.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mětla/
• Hyphenation: мет‧ла

Noun

мѐтла f (Latin spelling mètla)

1. broom

Declension

Declension of метла

	singular	plural
nominative	мѐтла	метле
genitive	метле	ме̏та̄ла̄ / ме̏тлӣ
dative	метли	метлама
accusative	метлу	метле
vocative	метло	метле
locative	метли	метлама
instrumental	метлом	метлама

Further reading

• “метла”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2024
• “метла”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2024