сеитба

Bulgarian

Etymology

From се́я (séja, to sow) +‎ -итба (-itba). Compare Macedonian сеидба (seidba).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [sɛˈidbɐ]
  • Hyphenation(key): се‧ит‧ба

Noun

сеи́тба • (seítbaf (relational adjective сеи́тбен)

  1. planting of seeds - manually or mechanically - in agricultural land; sowing
    Synonym: по́сев (pósev)
    про́летна сеи́тбаpróletna seítbaspring planting / sowing
  2. (uncountable) the time for sowing
    по сеи́тбаpo seítbaat (or during) sowing time
  3. (usually in the plural, dialectal) plants grown by sowing in agricultural land
  4. (usually in the plural, dialectal) land that has been planted with agricultural crops

Declension

Declension of сеи́тба
singular plural
indefinite сеи́тба
seítba
сеи́тби
seítbi
definite сеи́тбата
seítbata
сеи́тбите
seítbite

Derived terms

adjectives
  • предсеи́тбен (predseítben)
  • сеи́тбен (seítben)

References

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