сюнгер

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Bulgarian

Средиземноморски сюнгер (Spongia officinalis)

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish سونگر (süñger, sponge) (whence Turkish sünger), a reflex of Byzantine Greek σφουγγάριον (sphoungárion). Distantly akin to native Bulgarian гъ́ба (gǎ́ba, fungus).

Pronunciation

Noun

сю́нгер (sjúngerm

  1. (dialectal) sea sponge (asymetric basal animal of family Spongiidae)
    Synonym: во́дна гъ́ба (vódna gǎ́ba)

Declension

References

  • сюнгер”, in Речник на българския език (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • сюнгер”, in Речник на българския език (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010