брощ
Bulgarian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *broščь, of unclear origin. Has been compared with Latin bractea (“foil”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [brɔʃt]
Audio: (file)
Noun
брощ • (brošt) m (obsolescent)
Usage notes
In the contemporary language, the colloquial form брош (broš) is treated as standard.
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | брощ brošt |
бро́щове bróštove |
| definite (subject form) |
бро́щът bróštǎt |
бро́щовете bróštovete |
| definite (object form) |
бро́ща bróšta | |
| count form | — | бро́ща bróšta |
Alternative forms
- броч (broč), брош (broš), брокь (brokʹ) — with dialectal reflexes of proto-Slavic *-šč-
- брожд (brožd) — with voiced ending
See also
- бро́ждав (bróždav, “rugged, jagged”) (dialectal, possibly related)
References
- Nayden Gerov (1895) “брождъ”, in Рѣчникъ на Блъгарскꙑй язꙑкъ. Съ тлъкувание рѣчи-тꙑ на Блъгарскꙑ и на Русскꙑ. [Dictionary of the Bulgarian language][1] (in Bulgarian), volume 1, Plovdiv: Дружествена печꙗтница "Съгласие.", page 72
- Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “брощ”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 81