зърцало
Bulgarian edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *zьrcadlo. Synchronically analyzable as dial. зъ́рчам (zǎ́rčam), зерца́я (zercája, “to peek”) + -ало (-alo).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
зърца́ло • (zǎrcálo) n (colloquial or dialectal)
- visor
- (individual) spectacle of eyeglasses
- peekhole of a door
Usage notes edit
Meaning “spectacle” is usually used as plurale tantum зърца́ла pl (zǎrcála).
Declension edit
Declension of зърца́ло
singular | plural | |
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indefinite | зърца́ло zǎrcálo |
зърцала́ zǎrcalá |
definite | зърца́лото zǎrcáloto |
зърцала́та zǎrcaláta |
Alternative forms edit
Related terms edit
- зъ́ркел (zǎ́rkel, “visor, peeper”)
References edit
- Nayden Gerov (1897) “зрьца́ла (мн.)”, in Рѣчникъ на Блъгарскꙑй язꙑкъ. Съ тлъкувание рѣчи-тꙑ на Блъгарскꙑ и на Русскꙑ. [Dictionary of the Bulgarian language][1] (in Bulgarian), volume 2, Plovdiv: Дружествена печꙗтница "Съгласие.", page 165