брощ

Bulgarian

обикновен брощ (Rubia tinctorum)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *broščь, of unclear origin. Has been compared with Latin bractea (“foil”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [brɔʃt]

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Noun

брощ • (brošt) m (obsolescent)

1. madder (plant of genus Rubia)

Usage notes

In the contemporary language, the colloquial form брош (broš) is treated as standard.

Declension

Declension of брощ

	singular	plural
indefinite	брощ brošt	бро́щове bróštove
definite (subject form)	бро́щът bróštǎt	бро́щовете bróštovete
definite (object form)	бро́ща bróšta
count form	—	бро́ща bróšta

Alternative forms

• броч (broč), брош (broš), брокь (brokʹ) — with dialectal reflexes of proto-Slavic *-šč-
• брожд (brožd) — with voiced ending

See also

• бро́ждав (bróždav, “rugged, jagged”) (dialectal, possibly related)

References

• Nayden Gerov (1895) “брождъ”, in Рѣчникъ на Блъгарскꙑй язꙑкъ. Съ тлъкувание рѣчи-тꙑ на Блъгарскꙑ и на Русскꙑ. [Dictionary of the Bulgarian language]‎^[1] (in Bulgarian), volume 1, Plovdiv: Дружествена печꙗтница "Съгласие.", page 72
• Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “брощ”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volumes 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 81