здравец

Bulgarian

Etymology

From здрав (zdrav, “healthy”) +‎ -ец (-ec). Compare Macedonian здравец (zdravec) and Serbo-Croatian здравац.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈzdravɛt͡s]

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• Hyphenation^(key): здра‧вец

Noun

здра́вец • (zdrávec) m (diminutive здра́вче or здра́вчец) (uncountable)

1. (botany) the plant genus Geranium - the cranesbills
2. cranesbill, geranium; especially Geranium macrorrhizum, known as the bigroot geranium or rock cranesbill

Declension

Declension of здра́вец

	singular
indefinite	здра́вец zdrávec
definite (subject form)	здра́вецът zdrávecǎt
definite (object form)	здра́веца zdráveca

Related terms

• здрав (zdrav)
• здра́ве (zdráve)

References

• “здравец”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• “здравец”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
• Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “здрав; здравец”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volumes 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 627