жерава
Bulgarian edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Slavic *žerava, a substantivized form of Proto-Slavic *žeravъ (“burning, scorching”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
жера́ва • (žeráva) f
- hearth
- Synonym: огнище (ognište)
- (figurative) hardship
- пека се на жерава ― peka se na žerava ― to be in serious trouble
Declension edit
Declension of жера́ва
Related terms edit
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