зира
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Bulgarian
Etymology
Deverbal from зи́ркам (zírkam, “to see through”), in some dialects merged with Aromanian dzer (“whey”), Greek ζούρα (zoúra, “whey”) (whence dialectal Bulgarian дзер (dzer), зара (zara)).
Pronunciation
Noun
Declension
| singular | |
|---|---|
| indefinite | зи́ра zíra |
| definite | зи́рата zírata |
Related terms
- зи́рка (zírka, “slit, gap, see-through”) (dialectal)
References
- Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “зира”, in Български етимологичен речник (in Bulgarian), volume 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 643
- Nayden Gerov (1897) “зи́ра”, in Рѣчникъ на Блъгарскꙑй язꙑкъ. Съ тлъкувание рѣчи-тꙑ на Блъгарскꙑ и на Русскꙑ. (in Bulgarian), volume 2, Plovdiv: Дружествена печꙗтница "Съгласие.", page 156
Kazakh
Etymology
Noun
зира • (zira)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | зира (zira) | зиралар (ziralar) |
| genitive | зираның (ziranyñ) | зиралардың (ziralardyñ) |
| dative | зираға (zirağa) | зираларға (ziralarğa) |
| accusative | зираны (zirany) | зираларды (ziralardy) |
| locative | зирада (zirada) | зираларда (ziralarda) |
| ablative | зирадан (ziradan) | зиралардан (ziralardan) |
| instrumental | зирамен (ziramen) | зиралармен (ziralarmen) |
Macedonian
Etymology
See ѕира (dzira).
Pronunciation
Noun
зира • (zira) f
Declension
| singular | |
|---|---|
| indefinite | зира (zira) |
| definite unspecified | зирата (zirata) |
| definite proximal | зирава (zirava) |
| definite distal | зирана (zirana) |
| vocative | зиро (ziro) |
Russian
Pronunciation
Noun
зи́ра • (zíra) f inan (genitive зи́ры, nominative plural зи́ры, genitive plural зир)
Declension
Anagrams
- ри́за (ríza)