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Bulgarian
Etymology
From на- (na-) + (dialectal) пруг (prug, “elastic part”) + -ец (-ec). Akin to Ukrainian напру́га (naprúha, “strain”).
Pronunciation
Noun
напру́жец • (naprúžec) m (dated)
- a handle of а weaving loom (with which fabrics are being stretched)
Usage notes
Predominantly used as plurale tantum напру́жци pl (naprúžci) (indicating a pair of fabric stretchers).
Declension
References
- Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971–2017), “напрузци (мн.)”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volumes 1–8, Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House
- Nayden Gerov (1899) “напрѫ́жкꙑ (мн.)”, in Рѣчникъ на Блъгарскꙑй язꙑкъ. Съ тлъкувание рѣчи-тꙑ на Блъгарскꙑ и на Русскꙑ. [Dictionary of the Bulgarian language] (in Bulgarian), volume 3, Plovdiv: Дружествена печꙗтница "Съгласие.", page 205
- Georgiev, Vladimir I., Duridanov, I. V., editors (1995), “напрузци, напрусци, напрушки (мн.)”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 4 (мѝнго² – па̀дам), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 503