бърк

Bulgarian

Бъркове на котарак
Бърке на насекоми
Бъркове на риба виюн

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *bъrkъ sg (whisker), *bъrky du.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [bɤrk]

Noun

бърк (bǎrk) m

  1. (dialectal) whisker, vibrissa (of mammals)
  2. (by extension, in the dual) antennae of insects
  3. (by extension, in the plural) barbels of fish (mainly catfish and related)

Declension

Derived terms

  • бърче́ст (bǎrčést, with large whiskers, antennae)
  • бъ́рча (bǎ́rča), бъ́ркам (bǎ́rkam, to poke)
  • бръ́чка (brǎ́čka, wrinkle)
  • бъ́рва (bǎ́rva, eyebrow, moustache) (dialectal)

References

  • бърк in Rečnik na bǎlgarskija ezik (Institut za bǎlgarski ezik)
  • бърк in Rečnik na bǎlgarskija ezik (Čitanka.Info)
  • Georgiev Vl. I., editor (1971) , бърк, мн. бърке”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 1, Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, page 102
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