Bulgarian

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Etymology

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In spite of the formal difficulties, Anikin considers Proto-Slavic origin and further associates with Lithuanian kỹbras, skiẽbras (thin, slender) (with s-mobile). Presumably from Proto-Slavic *cibrъ with rare case of second palatalization before Balto-Slavic *-ei-. Alternatively, from *cěbrъ (< earleir *káibras) with irregular shift *-ě- > *-i-.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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ци́бър (cíbǎr) (adverb ци́бро) (colloquial)

  1. clear, translucent (of water)
    Synonyms: би́стър (bístǎr), чист (čist)
  2. clear, bright (of weather)
    Synonyms: ве́дър (védǎr), я́сен (jásen)

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References

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Further reading

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  • Anikin, Aleksandr (1991) “Славянские Этимологии (Балто-Славянские Параллели)”, in Wiener Slavistisches Jahrbuch[2], volume 37, pages 119–126