Bulgarian edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from French bidon. See there for further etymology.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [biˈdɔn]
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  • Rhymes: -ɔn
  • Hyphenation(key): би‧дон

Noun edit

бидо́н (bidónm (diminutive бидо́нче)

  1. large metal or plastic cylindrical container with a narrow neck, used for liquid transport and storage; drum; can (as in milk can or jerrycan)

Declension edit

References edit

  • бидон”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • бидон”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
  • Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “бидон”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volumes 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 46

Russian edit

 бидон on Russian Wikipedia
 
Бидон

Etymology edit

Borrowed from French bidon in the late 19th century (attested since 1880), from Middle French bidon, further origin uncertain.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

бидо́н (bidónm inan (genitive бидо́на, nominative plural бидо́ны, genitive plural бидо́нов, diminutive бидо́нчик)

  1. can, churn (a large metal or plastic cylindrical container with lid or cover, intended to store and transport liquids)
    бидо́н для молока́bidón dlja molokámilk can, milk churn

Declension edit

Descendants edit

  • Yakut: бидон (bidon)

Yakut edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Russian бидон (bidon).

Noun edit

бидон (bidon)

  1. can

Synonyms edit

  • жбан (zhban, large can, pitcher)