глеч
Bulgarian
Etymology
Ultimately from German Glätte (“smoothness”), spread via Western South Slavic dialects: Serbo-Croatian гле̏ђа (“glazing”), Macedonian глеѓ (gleǵ, “enamel”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ɡlɛt͡ʃ]
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Noun
глеч • (gleč) f
- glaze (vitreous overcoat of materials and ceramic pottery)
- (colloquial) enamel (outer layer of teeth)
- Synonym: (standard) ема́йл (emájl)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | глеч gleč |
гле́чи gléči |
| definite | глечта́ glečtá |
гле́чите gléčite |
Alternative forms
- гледж (gledž), глегь (glegʹ) (dialectal)
Derived terms
- гледжо́сам (gledžósam, “to glaze”)
References
- “глеч”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
- “глеч”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
- Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “глеч”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 248