гамаш

Bulgarian

Etymology

Borrowed from French gamache, of Arabic origin.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɡɐˈmaʃ]
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

гама́ш • (gamášm

  1. (obsolescent) gaiter, spat

Usage notes

Nowadays, predominantly used as plurale tantum гама́ши pl (gamáši).

Declension

Declension of гама́ш
singular plural
indefinite гама́ш
gamáš
гама́ш
gamáš
definite гама́ш
gamáš
гама́ш
gamáš

Descendants

  • Georgian: გამაში (gamaši)

References

  • гамаши”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • гамаш”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
  • Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “гамаши”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 228