vatra

See also: vatră

Czech

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *vatra, ultimately from Proto-Iranian *ātr-. The exact route of descent is uncertain, though. Cognate with Ossetian арт (art, “fire”), Persian آدر‎ (“fire”), Avestan 𐬁𐬙𐬀𐬭‎ (ātar, “fire”), Pashto اور‎ (“fire”) and also borrowed in Albanian vatër, Romanian vatră, Old Armenian ատր- (atr-).

Alternatively from Proto-Albanian *ōtar,[1][2][3] also from Proto-Iranian *ātr-.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈvatra]
  • Rhymes: -atra

Noun

vatra f

  1. bonfire
  2. hearth

Declension
Declension of vatra
singular plural
nominative vatra vatry
genitive vatry vater
dative vatře vatrám
accusative vatru vatry
vocative vatro vatry
locative vatře vatrách
instrumental vatrou vatrami

References
  1. Orel, Vladimir (1998), “vatra”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Cologne: Brill, →ISBN, pages 495–496
  2. Domosileckaja, M. V. (2002) Albansko-vostočnoromanskij sopostavitelʹnyj ponjatijnyj slovarʹ: Skotovodčeskaja leksika [Albanian – Eastern Romance Comparative Conceptual Dictionary: The Pastoral Vocabulary] (in Russian), Saint Petersburg: Nauka, →ISBN, page 457
  3. Mallory, J. P.; Adams, D. Q., editors (1997) Encyclopedia of Indo-European culture, London, Chicago: Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, page 263

Further reading
  • vatra in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
  • vatra in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989

Gagauz

Etymology

Borrowed from Romanian vatră (“fireplace”), in turn possibly from Albanian vatër, definite form vatra.

Noun

vatra (definite accusative vatrayı, plural vatralar)

  1. hearth

Romanian

Noun

vatra

  1. definite nominative/accusative singular of vatră

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Cognate with Romanian vatră (“fireplace”), and Albanian vatër, definite form Albanian vatra, possibly borrowed from it.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ʋâtra/
  • Hyphenation: vat‧ra

Noun

vȁtra f (Cyrillic spelling ва̏тра)

  1. fire

Declension
Declension of vatra
singular plural
nominative vȁtra vatre
genitive vatre vȁtārā / vȁtrī
dative vatri vatrama
accusative vatru vatre
vocative vatro vatre
locative vatri vatrama
instrumental vatrom vatrama

Synonyms

Derived terms

References
  • “vatra” in Hrvatski jezični portal

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