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Bulgarian
Etymology
From перо́ (peró, “feather”) + -ница (-nica). Compare Proto-Slavic *perina (“cushion”).
Pronunciation
Noun
пе́рница • (pérnica) f
- (dialectal) cushion, bolster (made of plumage)
- Synonym: (generic) възгла́вница (vǎzglávnica)
Declension
References
- “перница”, in Речник на българския език (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
- Duridanov, I. V., Racheva, M., Todorov, T. A., editors (1996), “перница”, in Български етимологичен речник (in Bulgarian), volume 5 (падѐж – пỳска), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 175
Macedonian
Etymology
From перо (pero, “feather”) + -ница (-nica).
Pronunciation
Noun
перница • (pernica) f (plural перници, diminutive перниче or перничка)
- pillow, cushion
Declension
References
- “перница” in Дигитален речник на македонскиот јазик (Digitalen rečnik na makedonskiot jazik) − drmj.eu