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Bulgarian
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Proto-Slavic *ščirъ.
Noun
щир • (štir) m
- amaranth (Amaranthus gen. et spp.)
Declension
Declension of щир
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singular
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щир
štir
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definite
(subject form)
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щи́рът
štírǎt
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definite
(object form)
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щи́ра
štíra
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Derived terms
Descendants
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Greek στείρος (steíros).
Adjective
щир • (štir)
- (popular) infecund, not succeeding in getting children
Declension
Declension of щир (no comparative)
Derived terms
Further reading
- “щир”, in Речник на българския език (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014