зъркел

Bulgarian

Etymology

Formally reflects an earlier *zьrkylъ, equivalent to зъ́рчам (zǎ́rčam, to stare) +‎ -ел (-el).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈzɤrkɛɫ]
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Noun

зъ́ркел • (zǎ́rkelm

  1. (colloquial) eye, visor, peeper
  2. (in the plural) glasses

Usage notes

Most often, the lemma is used as plurale tantum зъркели (zǎrkeli).

Declension

Declension of зъ́ркел
singular plural
indefinite зъ́ркел
zǎ́rkel
зъ́ркели
zǎ́rkeli
definite
(subject form)
зъ́ркелът
zǎ́rkelǎt
зъ́ркелите
zǎ́rkelite
definite
(object form)
зъ́ркела
zǎ́rkela
count form зъ́ркела
zǎ́rkela

Alternative forms

  • зъ́ркъл (zǎ́rkǎl), зъ́ркил (zǎ́rkil)dialectal
  • зърка́ло (zǎrkálo), зърца́ло (zǎrcálo)with instrumental suffix -ало (-alo)

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