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Bulgarian
Etymology
- According to BER: substantivized from the participle по́лит (pólit) of dial. поли́я (políja, “to pour upon”).
- At a surface level, also fits пола́ (polá, “skirt”) + -ита (-ita).
Pronunciation
Noun
по́лита • (pólita) f (relational adjective по́литен) (dialectal)
- fine fabric, gauze (used for handkerchiefs, nose-wipers, and other delicate pieces of textile)
Declension
References
- Тодор Стойчев (1965): “по́лита” in Родопски речник (in Bulgarian), page 241
- Duridanov, I. V., Racheva, M., Todorov, T. A., editors (1996), “полита”, in Български етимологичен речник (in Bulgarian), volume 5 (падѐж – пỳска), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 499