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Bulgarian
Etymology
From здрав (zdrav, “healthy”) + -ец (-ec). Compare Macedonian здравец (zdravec) and Serbo-Croatian здравац.
Pronunciation
Noun
здра́вец • (zdrávec) m (diminutive здра́вче or здра́вчец) (uncountable)
- (botany) the plant genus Geranium - the cranesbills
- cranesbill, geranium; especially Geranium macrorrhizum, known as the bigroot geranium or rock cranesbill
Declension
Declension of здра́вец
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singular
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здра́вец
zdrávec
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definite
(subject form)
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здра́вецът
zdrávecǎt
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definite
(object form)
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здра́веца
zdráveca
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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), volume 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 627