Bulgarian edit

 
Средиземноморски сюнгер (Spongia officinalis)

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish سونگر (süñger, sponge) (whence Turkish sünger), a reflex of Byzantine Greek σφουγγάριον (sphoungárion). Distantly akin to native Bulgarian гъ́ба (gǎ́ba, fungus).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

сю́нгер (sjúngerm

  1. (dialectal) sea sponge (asymetric basal animal of family Spongiidae)
    Synonym: во́дна гъ́ба (vódna gǎ́ba)

Declension edit

References edit

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