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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
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Noun
бърчи́на or бъ́рчина • (bǎrčína or bǎ́rčina) f
- (dialectal) prolonged hummock, hill
- Synonyms: бърдо́ (bǎrdó), хълмисти́е (hǎlmistíe)
Declension
Declension of бърчи́на, бъ́рчина
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), volume 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 104