люцерна

Bulgarian

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian люце́рна (ljucérna), in turn from German Luzerne or French luzerne, itself from Latin lucerna (“an oil lamp”), from lūceō (“shine, be a light”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [lʲo̟ˈt͡sɛrnɐ]

• Audio (Standard Bulgarian):

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• Rhymes: -ɛrnɐ
• Syllabification^(key): лю‧цер‧на

Noun

люце́рна • (ljucérna) f (relational adjective люце́рнов)

1. alfalfa, lucerne (Medicago sativa)

Declension

Declension of люце́рна

	singular	plural
indefinite	люце́рна ljucérna	люце́рни ljucérni
definite	люце́рната ljucérnata	люце́рните ljucérnite

References

• “люцерна”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• “люцерна”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
• Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1986), “люце́рна”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 3 (крес¹ – мѝнго¹), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, page 587

Russian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin lucerna (“lamp”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [lʲʊˈt͡sɛrnə]

Noun

люце́рна • (ljucérna) f inan (genitive люце́рны, nominative plural люце́рны, genitive plural люце́рн)

1. alfalfa, lucerne (Medicago sativa)

Declension

Declension of люце́рна (inan fem-form hard-stem accent-a) 

	singular	plural
nominative	люце́рна ljucérna	люце́рны ljucérny
genitive	люце́рны ljucérny	люце́рн ljucérn
dative	люце́рне ljucérne	люце́рнам ljucérnam
accusative	люце́рну ljucérnu	люце́рны ljucérny
instrumental	люце́рной, люце́рною ljucérnoj, ljucérnoju	люце́рнами ljucérnami
prepositional	люце́рне ljucérne	люце́рнах ljucérnax

Pre-reform declension of люце́рна (inan fem-form hard-stem accent-a) 

	singular	plural
nominative	люце́рна ljucérna	люце́рны ljucérny
genitive	люце́рны ljucérny	люце́рнъ ljucérn
dative	люце́рнѣ ljucérně	люце́рнамъ ljucérnam
accusative	люце́рну ljucérnu	люце́рны ljucérny
instrumental	люце́рной, люце́рною ljucérnoj, ljucérnoju	люце́рнами ljucérnami
prepositional	люце́рнѣ ljucérně	люце́рнахъ ljucérnax