Bulgarian edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Slavic *pelynъ m (attested also as *pelynь f), probably from the root of Bulgarian паля (palja, to set on fire, to ignite), пепел (pepel, ashes), due to the bitter taste of mugwort. Compare Bulgarian горчи́вка (gorčívka, felwort) from горчи́в (gorčív, bitter).

Other proposals include relation with Proto-Slavic *pelvelъ (weed), *polvъ (pale).

Noun edit

пели́н (pelínm (relational adjective пели́нов or пели́нен)

  1. wormwood; absinthe
  2. mugwort (Artemisia vulgaris)

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Further reading edit

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “полы́нь”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress

References edit

  • пелин”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • Duridanov, I. V., Racheva, M., Todorov, T. A., editors (1996), “пелин”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volumes 5 (падѐж – пỳска), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 141

Macedonian edit

Etymology edit

Probably inherited from Proto-Slavic *pelynъ. Cognate with Bulgarian пели́н (pelín), Serbo-Croatian пѐлин, Russian полы́нь (polýnʹ), Czech pelyněk, Polish piołun.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [ˈpɛlin]
  • Hyphenation: пе‧лин

Noun edit

пелин (pelinm (uncountable, relational adjective пелинов)

  1. wormwood (Artemisia absinthium)
  2. (figurative) wormwood, bitterness, sorrow
    Synonyms: горчина (gorčina), отров (otrov)

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References edit

  • пелин” in Дигитален речник на македонскиот јазик (Digitalen rečnik na makedonskiot jazik) [Digital dictionary of the Macedonian language] − drmj.eu

Serbo-Croatian edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *pelynъ.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /pělin/
  • Hyphenation: пе‧лин

Noun edit

пѐлин m (Latin spelling pèlin)

  1. artemisia (Artemisia gen. et spp.), especially
    1. grande wormwood, absinthe (Artemisia absinthium)

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