дрян

Bulgarian

дръмка дрян

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *dernъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [drʲa̟n]

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• Rhymes: -an

Noun

дрян • (drjan) m (relational adjective дря́нов)

1. cornel tree (plant from genus Cornus)
2. (specifically) European cornel (Cornus mas)

Declension

Declension of дрян

	singular	plural
indefinite	дрян drjan	дря́нове drjánove
definite (subject form)	дря́нът drjánǎt	дря́новете drjánovete
definite (object form)	дря́на drjána
count form	—	дря́на drjána

Alternative forms

• дрен (dren) — dialectal, Western dialects
• дран (dran) — dialectal, Central Balkan and Southern Rupian dialects

Derived terms

• дря́нка (drjánka), дре́нка (drénka, “cornel's berry”)
• дрена́к (drenák, “thicket of cornels”)

References

• “дрян”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• “дрян”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
• Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “дрян¹”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 440