бърчина

Bulgarian

Etymology

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

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

Noun

бърчи́на or бъ́рчина • (bǎrčína or bǎ́rčina) f

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

Declension

Declension of бърчи́на, бъ́рчина

	singular	plural
indefinite	бърчи́на, бъ́рчина bǎrčína, bǎ́rčina	бърчи́ни, бъ́рчини bǎrčíni, bǎ́rčini
definite	бърчи́ната, бъ́рчината bǎrčínata, bǎ́rčinata	бърчи́ните, бъ́рчините bǎrčínite, bǎ́rčinite

Related terms

бърдо́ (bǎrdó, “ridge”)
бразда́ (brazdá, “furrow”)
бръ́чка (brǎ́čka, “wrinkle”) (phonetically)

References

“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), volumes 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 104

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