Bulgarian edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Slavic *žerava, a substantivized form of Proto-Slavic *žeravъ (burning, scorching).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [ʒɛˈravɐ]
  • (file)

Noun edit

жера́ва (žerávaf

  1. hearth
    Synonym: огнище (ognište)
  2. (figurative) hardship
    пека се на жераваpeka se na žeravato be in serious trouble

Declension edit

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References edit

  • жерава”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “жерава”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volumes 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 536