Bulgarian edit

Etymology 1 edit

Augmentaive form of ко́раб (kórab, ship) +‎ -ия (-ija), formally from an earlier *korabi.

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Noun edit

кора́бия (korábijaf

  1. (archaic) naval vessel
    Synonyms: ла́дия (ládija), геми́я (gemíja)
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References edit

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

Etymology 2 edit

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish قرابیه (whence Modern Turkish kurabiye).

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Noun edit

кораби́я (korabíjaf (relational adjective кораби́ен)

  1. (obsolete) Alternative spelling of кураби́я (kurabíja, cookie, biscuit)
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Alternative forms edit

References edit

  • Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1979), “корабия”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volumes 2 (и – крепя̀), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, page 627