щирица

Bulgarian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ʃtiˈrit͡sɐ]

Etymology 1

From щир (štir, infecund) +‎ -и́ца (-íca).

Noun

щири́ца • (štirícaf

  1. barren woman (a woman that does not succeed in getting children)
Declension
Declension of щири́ца
singular plural
indefinite щири́ца
štiríca
щири́ци
štiríci
definite щири́цата
štirícata
щири́ците
štirícite
vocative form щири́це
štiríce
щири́ци
štiríci

Etymology 2

Apparently a recent formation after the Russian щири́ца (ščiríca).

Noun

щири́ца • (štirícaf

  1. (rare) alternative form of щир (štir, amaranth)
Declension
Declension of щири́ца
singular plural
indefinite щири́ца
štiríca
щири́ци
štiríci
definite щири́цата
štirícata
щири́ците
štirícite
vocative form щири́це
štiríce
щири́ци
štiríci

Russian

Etymology

From obsolete щир (ščir, amaranth, mercury) +‎ -и́ца (-íca).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɕːɪˈrʲit͡sə]

Noun

щири́ца • (ščirícaf inan (genitive щири́цы, nominative plural щири́цы, genitive plural щири́ц)

  1. amaranth (herb)
    Synonym: амара́нт (amaránt)

Declension