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Bulgarian
Etymology
Borrowed from Russian си́речь (sírečʹ), from Old Church Slavonic си рѣчь (si rěčĭ, “that is”), from си (si, “this”) + рѣчь (rěčĭ, “speech, utterance”).
Pronunciation
Conjunction
си́реч • (síreč)
- (dated, literary) that is, i.e.
- Synonym: то́ест (tóest)
References
- “сиреч”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
- “сиреч”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
- Racheva, M., Todorov, T. A., editors (2002), “сиреч”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 6 (пỳскам – словàр²), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 690