боровинка
Bulgarian edit
Etymology edit
From бо́ров (bórov, “pine (adj.)”) + -инка (-inka, feminine suffix). Compare Czech borůvka, Polish borówka, and Serbo-Croatian боровница for similar derivations.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
борови́нка • (borovínka) f (relational adjective борови́нков)
- blueberry bush (bush of genus Vaccinium)
- blueberry fruit (black or reddish acidic berry used for food, for making drinks, in medicine)
Declension edit
Declension of борови́нка
singular | plural | |
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indefinite | борови́нка borovínka |
борови́нки borovínki |
definite | борови́нката borovínkata |
борови́нките borovínkite |
References edit
- “боровинка”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
- “боровинка”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
- Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “бор; боровинка”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volumes 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 67
Macedonian edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *borovъka.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
боровинка • (borovinka) f
Declension edit
Declension of боровинка
singular | plural | |
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indefinite | боровинка | боровинки |
definite unspecified | боровинката | боровинките |
definite proximal | боровинкава | боровинкиве |
definite distal | боровинкана | боровинкине |
vocative | боровинке | боровинки |