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Bulgarian
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From щир (štir, “infecund”) + -и́ца (-íca).
Noun
щири́ца • (štiríca) f
- barren woman (a woman that does not succeed in getting children)
Declension
Etymology 2
Apparently a recent formation after the Russian щири́ца (ščiríca).
Noun
щири́ца • (štiríca) f
- (rare) Alternative form of щир (štir, “amaranth”)
Declension
Russian
Etymology
From obsolete щир (ščir, “amaranth, mercury”) + -и́ца (-íca).
Pronunciation
Noun
щири́ца • (ščiríca) f inan (genitive щири́цы, nominative plural щири́цы, genitive plural щири́ц)
- amaranth (herb)
- Synonym: амара́нт (amaránt)
Declension