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

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
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