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 • (misirka) f (plural мисирки, masculine мисир, related adjective мисиркин, diminutive мисирче)

  1. turkey
  2. (derogatory) stupid woman

Declension
Declension of мисирка
singular plural
indefinite мисирка мисирки
definite unspecified мисирката мисирките
definite proximal мисиркава мисиркиве
definite distal мисиркана мисиркине
vocative мисирке мисирки

Synonyms
  • пујка f (pujka) (dialectal)

See also
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