See also: сирење

Bulgarian

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Бяло саламурено сирене

Etymology

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From Proto-Slavic *syřenьje (curdling), a fossilized verbal noun of Proto-Slavic *syriti (to congeal) (whence Bulgarian съси́ря се (sǎsírja se, to clot (for blood))). Cognate with Macedonian сирење (sirenje).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈsirɛnɛ]
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Noun

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си́рене (sírenen

  1. (uncountable) curd cheese
    обезмасле́но си́ренеobezmasléno sírenedefatted cheese
    пика́нтно си́ренеpikántno sírenestrong cheese
    пря́сно (неузря́ло) си́ренеprjásno (neuzrjálo) sírenegreen cheese
  2. (countable) piece of cheese
    две сирена́dve sirenátwo [lumps of] cheese

Usage notes

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Typically refers to curd white (feta) cheese. Other sorts of curd cheese (yellow, red, etc.) are referred as кашкава́л (kaškavál). Moist and creamy sorts of cheese are known dialectally as бръ́ндза (brǎ́ndza).

Declension

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Derived terms

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References

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  • сирене”, in Речник на българския език (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • сирене”, in Речник на българския език (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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сире́не (sirénef inan or f anim

  1. dative/prepositional singular of сире́на (siréna)