зирка
Bulgarian
Etymology
By surface analysis, зи́ра (zíra, “transparent substance”) + -ка (-ka)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈzirkɐ]
Audio: (file)
Noun
зи́рка • (zírka) m (dialectal)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | зи́рка zírka |
зи́рки zírki |
| definite | зи́рката zírkata |
зи́рките zírkite |
Derived terms
- взи́рка (vzírka) (dialectal)
- прози́рка (prozírka) (dialectal)
- зи́ркав (zírkav, “squeezed, squinted”) (of eyes)
Related terms
- зи́ркам (zírkam, “to see through”) (dialectal)
- прозо́рец (prozórec, “window”)
References
- “зирка”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
- Nayden Gerov (1897) “зи́рка”, in Рѣчникъ на Блъгарскꙑй язꙑкъ. Съ тлъкувание рѣчи-тꙑ на Блъгарскꙑ и на Русскꙑ. [Dictionary of the Bulgarian language][1] (in Bulgarian), volume 2, Plovdiv: Дружествена печꙗтница "Съгласие.", page 156
- Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “зирка”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 643