мисирка

Macedonian

Etymology

From the Arabic name of Egypt, Ottoman Turkish مصر (mısır), Arabic مِصْر (miṣr); following the false belief that turkeys originate from Egypt. Compare English turkey, Portuguese peru, Russian индейка (indejka), Scottish Gaelic eun-Frangach, and Dutch kalkoen.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈmisirka]
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Noun

мисирка • (misirkaf (plural мисирки, masculine мисир, relational adjective мисиркин, diminutive мисирче)

  1. turkey
  2. (derogatory) stupid woman

Declension

Declension of мисирка
singular plural
indefinite мисирка (misirka) мисирки (misirki)
definite unspecified мисирката (misirkata) мисирките (misirkite)
definite proximal мисиркава (misirkava) мисиркиве (misirkive)
definite distal мисиркана (misirkana) мисиркине (misirkine)
vocative мисирке (misirke) мисирки (misirki)

Synonyms

  • пујка f (pujka) (dialectal)

See also