айвания

Bulgarian

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Айвания

Etymology

Derived from Ottoman Turkish آیوا (ayva, “quince”) +‎ -ни́я (-níja).

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Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ɐjvɐˈnijɐ]

Noun

айвани́я • (ajvaníja) f

a variety of apple, yellowish-red in color, noted for being sweet and juicy

Declension

Declension of айвани́я

	singular	plural
indefinite	айвани́я ajvaníja	айвани́и ajvaníi
definite	айвани́ята ajvaníjata	айвани́ите ajvaníite

References

“айвания”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
“айвания”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
“айвания”, in Български тълковен речник [Bulgarian Explanatory Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), fourth edition, Sofia: Nauka i Izkustvo, 2005, page 21