кичур

Bulgarian

кичур коса (1)

кичур борови иглички (3)

Etymology

ки́ча (kíča, “to deck, to decorate”) +‎ -ур (-ur)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kiˈt͡ʃu̟r]

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Noun

кичу́р • (kičúr) m (diminutive кичу́рче)

1. forelock, tress, topknot (of hairs, feathers)

   кичур коса́ ― kičur kosá ― tress [of] hair

   кичур пера́ ― kičur perá ― tress [of] feathers

2. bundle, wisp, tuft

   Synonyms: хвост (hvost), че́пка (čépka)

3. (botany) fascicle (type of inflorescence)

Declension

Declension of кичу́р

	singular	plural
indefinite	кичу́р kičúr	кичу́ри kičúri
definite (subject form)	кичу́рът kičúrǎt	кичу́рите kičúrite
definite (object form)	кичу́ра kičúra
count form	—	кичу́ра kičúra

Related terms

• ки́тка (kítka, “bouquet”)

References

• “кичур”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• “кичур”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010