пърга

Bulgarian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *pьrga (“roast”), whence also Romanian pârgă (“first fruit”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈpɤrɡɐ]

Noun

пъ́рга • (pǎ́rga) f (dialectal)

1. ~ final stage of blooming (the phase in fruit growth when the blossom ripes up and becomes an actual fruit)
2. (by extension) ripe fruit, grain or bean

Declension

Declension of пъ́рга

	singular	plural
indefinite	пъ́рга pǎ́rga	пъ́рги pǎ́rgi
definite	пъ́ргата pǎ́rgata	пъ́ргите pǎ́rgite

Alternative forms

• пърг m (pǎrg) — dialectal
• пръ́га (prǎ́ga), пр́га (pŕga) — dialectal

Derived terms

• пърга́т (pǎrgát, “ripe, mature”) (dialectal)

Related terms

• пъ́ржа (pǎ́rža, “to fry”) (probably)
  • пръ́жка (prǎ́žka, “crackling”)

References

• Racheva, M., Todorov, T. A., editors (2002), “пърга”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volumes 6 (пỳскам – словàр²), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 776
• Речник на редки, остарели и диалектни думи в литературата ни от XIX и XX век, стр. 416