свара

Bulgarian

Etymology

Deverbal noun of Proto-Slavic *svariti (to argue), from *svarъ (whence Old Church Slavonic сваръ (svarŭ)).

Noun

сва́ра • (sváraf

  1. brawl, squabble, heated discussion
  2. (by extension) scandal

Declension

Declension of сва́ра
singular plural
indefinite сва́ра
svára
сва́ри
svári
definite сва́рата
svárata
сва́рите
svárite

Derived terms

  • сварли́в (svarlív)
  • со́ра (sóra, quarrel) (obsolete)
    • усо́рлив (usórliv, grumpy, sulky)

References

Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *svãrъ, from the Proto-Indo-European root *swer- (to resound, enunciate, pronounce; to swear). Cognate with Old Norse swara (answer), English answer, swear.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈsvarə]

Noun

сва́ра • (sváraf inan (genitive сва́ры, nominative plural сва́ры, genitive plural свар)

  1. (colloquial) quarrel, squabble

Declension

Derived terms

Further reading

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973), “свара”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress