ватра

Bulgarian

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-).

Noun

ва̀тра • (vàtra) f

1. (dialectal) torch

   Synonym: факел (fakel)

2. (dialectal) fireplace

   Synonyms: пещ (pešt), наклада (naklada)

Related terms

• ватог (vatog, “hearth”) (dialectal, archaic)
• ватах (vatah, “worker at mining furnace”) (possibly)

References

• Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “ватра”, in Български етимологичен речник (in Bulgarian), volume 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 123

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Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From Albanian vatër (“fireplace, fireside”) (definite vatra).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʋâtra/
• Hyphenation: ват‧ра

Noun

ва̏тра f (Latin spelling vȁtra)

1. fire

Declension

Declension of ватра

	singular	plural
nominative	ва̏тра	ватре
genitive	ватре	ва̏та̄ра̄ / ва̏трӣ
dative	ватри	ватрама
accusative	ватру	ватре
vocative	ватро	ватре
locative	ватри	ватрама
instrumental	ватром	ватрама

Synonyms

• о̀гањ

Derived terms

• ва̏трен

References

• “ватра”, in Hrvatski jezični portal (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2024

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Ukrainian

Etymology

Cognate with Serbo-Croatian ва̏тра (“fire”), Romanian vatră (“fireplace”), and Albanian vatër, definite form vatra, and compare Proto-Iranian *ātr-, *ātar- (“fire”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈʋatrɐ]

Noun

ва́тра • (vátra) f inan (genitive ва́три, nominative plural ва́три)

1. (dialectal) fireside, bonfire, hearth

Synonyms

• во́гнище (vóhnyšče), бага́ття (baháttja, “bonfire”)
• вого́нь (vohónʹ), ого́нь (ohónʹ, “fire”)
• полу́м'я (polúmʺja), по́лумінь (póluminʹ, “flame”)

References

• Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “ватра”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka