смърч

Bulgarian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *smьrčь (“spruce”), of uncertain origin. Folk etymology relates it to Bulgarian смърчам (smǎrčam, “to snore”), Bulgarian смърдя (smǎrdja, “to stink”) because of the characteristic aroma of its pitch, which spruce is known for.

Noun

смърч • (smǎrč) m

  1. spruce

Alternative forms
  • смърча f (smǎrča) (dialectal)

Inflection
Inflection of смърч
singular plural
indefinite смърч смърчове
definite
(subject form)		 смърчът смърчовете
definite
(object form)		 смърча
count form — смърча
vocative form смърче смърчове

Derived terms
  • смърчец (smǎrčec, “conifer”)

References
  • смърч in Речник на българския език
  • Todorov T., editor (2010), “смърч”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 7, Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, page 227
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