щърбав

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Bulgarian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *ščьrbavъ. Morphologically equivalent to щърба (štǎrba, notch, cut, kink) (dialectal) +‎ -ав (-av).

Pronunciation

Adjective

щъ́рбав (štǎ́rbav)

  1. toothless
    Synonym: беззъ́б (bezzǎ́b)
  2. (figurative) blunt
    щъ́рбава секи́раštǎ́rbava sekírablunt axe

Declension

References

  • щърбав”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • щърбав”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010