Bulgarian edit

Etymology edit

Simplified from an earlier бърдчи́на (bǎrdčína), an augmentative form of бърдец (bǎrdec, hillock) (obsolete, dialectal), possibly under the phonetic influence of Bulgarian бъ́рча (bǎ́rča, to wrinkle). Equivalent to бърдо (bǎrdo) +‎ -чина (-čina).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [bɐrˈt͡ʃinɐ] (Western, Central dialects)
  • IPA(key): [ˈbɤrt͡ʃinɐ] (South-Eastern dialects)

Noun edit

бърчи́на or бъ́рчина (bǎrčína or bǎ́rčinaf

  1. (dialectal) prolonged hummock, hill
    Synonyms: бърдо́ (bǎrdó), хълмисти́е (hǎlmistíe)

Declension edit

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References edit

  • бърчина”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “бърчина”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volumes 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 104