шиле

Bulgarian

Etymology

Probably of Oghur origin from Proto-Turkic *sīĺ (wedge, tooth) + (-e) (diminutive suffix). Compare Serbo-Croatian шѝљег (male lamb) (dialectal). Akin to the Turkish borrowing Bulgarian шиш (šiš, skewer) (Turkish şiş), Chuvash шăл (šăl, tooth).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈʃilɛ]

Noun

ши́ле • (šílen

  1. year-old lamb (whose teeth have grown and has stopped breastfeeding)

Declension

Declension of ши́ле
singular plural
indefinite ши́ле
šíle
ши́лета
šíleta
definite ши́лето
šíleto
ши́летата
šíletata

See also

References

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

Russian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈʂɨlʲe]

Noun

ши́ле • (šílen inan

  1. prepositional singular of ши́ло (šílo)