щирица

Bulgarian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ʃtiˈrit͡sɐ]

Etymology 1

From щир (štir, infecund) + -и́ца (-íca).

Noun

щири́ца • (štiríca) f

  1. barren woman (a woman that does not succeed in getting children)
Declension

Etymology 2

Apparently a recent formation after the Russian щири́ца (ščiríca).

Noun

щири́ца • (štiríca) f

  1. (rare) Alternative form of щир (štir, amaranth)
Declension

Russian

Etymology

From obsolete щир (ščir, amaranth, mercury) + -и́ца (-íca).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɕːɪˈrʲit͡sə]

Noun

щири́ца • (ščiríca) f inan (genitive щири́цы, nominative plural щири́цы, genitive plural щири́ц)

  1. amaranth (herb)
    Synonym: амара́нт (amaránt)

Declension

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