Bulgarian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From гръб (grǎb) +‎ -ина (-ina).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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гърби́на (gǎrbínaf

  1. (informal) back (the rear side of the torso, resting on the spine)
    гъня гърбинаgǎnja gǎrbinato kowtow (literally, “to bend one's back”)

Usage notes

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May have connotations of a big and strong back in particular.[1]

Declension

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References

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  1. ^ гърбина”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
  • гърбина”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “гръб”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 287