кършей

Bulgarian

Etymology

Formally reflects *krъšьjь as if from кръш (krǎš, “fracture, breaking”) (dialectal) +‎ -ей (-ej). Given its usage, though, probably the word is a recent formation formed as a conflation of Bulgarian къ́рша (kǎ́rša, “to fracture, to break, to bend”) and Bulgarian къ́шей (kǎ́šej, “piece, bite”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkɤrʃɛj]

Noun

къ́ршей • (kǎ́ršej) m

1. (colloquial) piece, slice (of bread)

   Synonym: къ́шей (kǎ́šej)

   къ́ршей хляб ― kǎ́ršej hljab ― piece of bread

Declension

Declension of къ́ршей

	singular	plural
indefinite	къ́ршей kǎ́ršej	къ́ршеи kǎ́ršei
definite (subject form)	къ́ршеят kǎ́ršejat	къ́ршеите kǎ́ršeite
definite (object form)	къ́ршея kǎ́ršeja
count form	—	къ́ршея kǎ́ršeja

Related terms

• кръш (krǎš, “fracture”) (dialectal)
• кръ́шляк (krǎ́šljak, “debris”) (dialectal)
• криха́ (krihá, “crumb”) (dialectal)
• крух (kruh, “bit”) (dialectal)

Further reading

• Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1986), “кърша”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volumes 3 (крес¹ – мѝнго¹), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, page 224