крън

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Bulgarian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *kъrnъ, technically a past passive participle of a root-verb probably from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- (to cut). Attested in Old Church Slavonic крънъ (krŭnŭ, marked, having a scar).

Pronunciation

Adjective

крън (krǎn)

  1. (dialectal) broken, cut
    Synonyms: скъ́ршен (skǎ́ršen), счу́пен (sčúpen)
  2. (dialectal, via specification) with broken tip (for tools, plants), with broken horn (for cattle), with cut nose/ear (for humans)
    Synonyms: щърб (štǎrb), чип (čip)
    крън волkrǎn volbullock with broken horn
    крън връхkrǎn vrǎhbroken tip
    кърноу́хkǎrnoúhwith cut ear

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References

  • крън”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • кърн”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1986), “крън, диал. кърн”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 3 (крес¹ – мѝнго¹), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, page 47