бреза

Bulgarian

дърво бреза

разлистие на бреза

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *berza.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [brɛˈza]

• Audio (Standard Bulgarian):

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• Rhymes: -za
• Syllabification^(key): бре‧за

Noun

бреза́ • (brezá) f (relational adjective бря́зов)

1. birch (tree of genus Betula)

Declension

Declension of бреза́

	singular	plural
indefinite	бреза́ brezá	брези́ brezí
definite	бреза́та brezáta	брези́те brezíte

Derived terms

• бреза́к (brezák, “birch grove”)
• брезо́вина (brezóvina, “birchwood”)

Related terms

• бря́зък (brjázǎk, “bright”) (dialectal)

References

• “бреза”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• “бреза”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

Anagrams

• зебра (zebra), резба (rezba)

Macedonian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *berza, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *berźas, *berźā, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerHǵos.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbrɛza]

• Audio:

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Noun

бреза • (breza) f (relational adjective брезов, diminutive брезичка or брезиче)

1. birch

Declension

Declension of бреза

	singular	plural
indefinite	бреза (breza)	брези (brezi)
definite unspecified	брезата (brezata)	брезите (brezite)
definite proximal	брезава (brezava)	брезиве (brezive)
definite distal	брезана (brezana)	брезине (brezine)
vocative	брезо (brezo)	брези (brezi)

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *berza, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *berźas, *berźā, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerHǵos.

Noun

бре̏за f (Latin spelling brȅza)

1. birch (tree)

Declension

Declension of бреза

	singular	plural
nominative	бре̏за	брезе
genitive	брезе	бре̑за̄
dative	брези	брезама
accusative	брезу	брезе
vocative	брезо	брезе
locative	брези	брезама
instrumental	брезом	брезама