бисер
Bulgarian edit
Etymology edit
From Bulgar, from Arabic بُسْر (busr, “unripe dates”) from the root ب س ر (b-s-r) related to things being early, so applied to pearls because unripe dates can have some tactile and optical properties similar to pearls.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
би́сер • (bíser) m (relational adjective би́серен or би́серов)
- pearl
- (colloquial) quip (something silly but humorous and memorable that a person has said)
Declension edit
Macedonian edit
Etymology edit
From Bulgar, from Arabic بُسْر (busr, “unripe dates”) from the root ب س ر (b-s-r) related to things being early, so applied to pearls because unripe dates can have some tactile and optical properties similar to pearls.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
бисер • (biser) m (relational adjective бисерен, diminutive бисерче)
- pearl
- (colloquial) something silly but humorous and memorable that a person has said
Declension edit
Russian edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic бисьръ (bisĭrŭ, “pearls”), from Bulgar, from Arabic بُسْر (busr, “unripe dates”) from the root ب س ر (b-s-r) related to things being early, so applied to pearls because unripe dates can have some tactile and optical properties similar to pearls. (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
би́сер • (bíser) m inan (genitive би́сера, uncountable)
- beads
- вышива́ть би́сером ― vyšivátʹ bíserom ― to bead
- вы́шивка би́сером ― výšivka bíserom ― beading, beadwork
- мета́ть би́сер пе́ред сви́ньями ― metátʹ bíser péred svínʹjami ― to cast pearls before swine
Declension edit
Related terms edit
- бисерный (bisernyj)
Serbo-Croatian edit
Etymology edit
From Bulgar, from Arabic بُسْر (busr, “unripe dates”) from the root ب س ر (b-s-r) related to things being early, so applied to pearls because unripe dates can have some tactile and optical properties similar to pearls.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
бѝсер m (Latin spelling bìser)