гергеф

See also: ѓерѓеф

Bulgarian

гергеф

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish گركف (gerkef, “embroidery hoop”), from Persian کارْگاه (kârgâh, “workshop”). Cognates include Macedonian ѓерѓеф (ǵerǵef) and Serbo-Croatian ђѐрђеф.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɡɛrˈɡɛf]

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• Hyphenation^(key): гер‧геф

Noun

герге́ф • (gergéf) m

1. circular or square embroidery frame
   1. embroidery hoop, tambour (when circular)
2. (dialectal) fabric stretched on such an embroidery frame

Declension

Declension of герге́ф

	singular	plural
indefinite	герге́ф gergéf	герге́фи gergéfi
definite (subject form)	герге́фът gergéfǎt	герге́фите gergéfite
definite (object form)	герге́фа gergéfa
count form	—	герге́фа gergéfa

References

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