бърчина

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Bulgarian

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Etymology

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Simplified from an earlier бърдчи́на (bǎrdčína), an augmentative form of бърдец (bǎrdec, hillock) (obsolete, dialectal), possibly under the phonetic influence of Bulgarian бъ́рча (bǎ́rča, to wrinkle). Equivalent to бърдо (bǎrdo) +‎ -чина (-čina).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [bɐrˈt͡ʃinɐ] (Western, Central dialects)
  • IPA(key): [ˈbɤrt͡ʃinɐ] (South-Eastern dialects)

Noun

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бърчи́на or бъ́рчина (bǎrčína or bǎ́rčinaf

  1. (dialectal) prolonged hummock, hill
    Synonyms: бърдо́ (bǎrdó), хълмисти́е (hǎlmistíe)

Declension

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References

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  • бърчина”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “бърчина”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 104