мърша

Bulgarian

Etymology

Substantivized feminine form of the archaic past active participle of мра (mra, to die) + () + (-a), from Old Church Slavonic мьръша (mĭrŭša), мръша (mrŭša).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈmɤrʃə]

Noun

мъ́рша (mǎ́rša) f

  1. carrion, offal (dead flesh; carcasses)
    Synonym: леш (leš)
  2. carcass (body of a dead animal)

Declension

Derived terms

  • мъ́ршав (mǎ́ršav, skinny, gaunt)
  • мърля́к (mǎrlják, rotten food, carrion)
  • мърша́р (mǎršár, organism (animals, fungus) that feeds on dead tissue) (epithet)
  • мършоя́д (mǎršojád, scavenger)
  • мъ́ртъв (mǎ́rtǎv, dead)
  • мърха (mǎrha, notchweed /Chenopodium vulvaria/)
  • мърха́вица (mǎrhávica, rheum, runny nose)

References

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