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Bulgarian
Etymology
Formally reflects *krъšьjь as if from кръш (krǎš, “fracture, breaking”) (dialectal) + -ей (-ej). Given its usage, though, probably the word is a recent formation formed as a conflation of Bulgarian къ́рша (kǎ́rša, “to fracture, to break, to bend”) and Bulgarian къ́шей (kǎ́šej, “piece, bite”).
Pronunciation
Noun
къ́ршей • (kǎ́ršej) m
- (colloquial) piece, slice (of bread)
- Synonym: къ́шей (kǎ́šej)
- къ́ршей хляб ― kǎ́ršej hljab ― piece of bread
Declension
- кръш (krǎš, “fracture”) (dialectal)
- кръ́шляк (krǎ́šljak, “debris”) (dialectal)
- криха́ (krihá, “crumb”) (dialectal)
- крух (kruh, “bit”) (dialectal)
Further reading
- Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1986), “кърша”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 3 (крес¹ – мѝнго¹), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, page 224