сиреч

Bulgarian

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian си́речь (sírečʹ), from Old Church Slavonic си рѣчь (si rěčĭ, “that is”), from си (si, “this”) +‎ рѣчь (rěčĭ, “speech, utterance”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈsirɛt͡ʃ]

Conjunction

си́реч • (síreč)

1. (dated, literary) that is, i.e.

   Synonym: то́ест (tóest)

References

• “сиреч”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• “сиреч”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
• Racheva, M., Todorov, T. A., editors (2002), “сиреч”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volumes 6 (пỳскам – словàр²), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 690