пирг

Bulgarian

Etymology

Of Paleo-Balkan or Paleo-Anatolian origin via Ancient Greek πῠ́ργος (púrgos, “watchtower”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [pirk]

Noun

пирг • (pirg) m

  1. (dialectal) tower, pillar
    Synonyms: ку́ла (kúla), стълп (stǎlp)
  2. (dialectal) small fortress
    Synonyms: ка́ле (kále) (dated), за́мък (zámǎk), укрепле́ние (ukreplénie)

Declension
Declension of пирг
singular plural
indefinite пирг
pirg		 пи́ргове
pírgove
definite
(subject form)		 пи́ргът
pírgǎt		 пи́рговете
pírgovete
definite
(object form)		 пи́рга
pírga
count form — пи́рга
pírga

Derived terms

References
  • пирг in Rečnik na bǎlgarskija ezik (Institut za bǎlgarski ezik)
  • пирг in Rečnik na bǎlgarskija ezik (Čitanka.Info)
  • Gerov, Najden (1895) , “пи́ргъ, пи́ргове”, in Rěčnik na blǎgarskyj jazyk [Dictionary of the Bulgarian language] (in Bulgarian), volume 4, Plovdiv: Družestvena pečatnica “Sǎglasie”, page 33
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