перихелий

Bulgarian

Etymology

Ultimately from Ancient Greek περί (perí, near) + ἥλιος (hḗlios, Sun), via a western language.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [pɛriˈxɛlij]

Noun

перихе́лий • (perihélijm

  1. (astronomy) perihelion (closest point to the Sun within a heliocentric orbit; for Earth occurs around 3 Jan)
    Antonym: афе́лий (afélij)
    Hypernym: апси́да (apsída)

Declension

Declension of периге́й
singular plural
indefinite периге́й
perigéj
периге́и
perigéi
definite
(subject form)
периге́ят
perigéjat
периге́ите
perigéite
definite
(object form)
периге́я
perigéja
count form периге́я
perigéja

References

  • перихелий”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • перихелий”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010