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Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *versъ (Russian ве́реск (véresk), Polish wrzos), akin to Latvian virsis, from Proto-Indo-European *werḱ- (Ancient Greek ἐρείκη (ereíkē), Old Irish froech).
Pronunciation
Noun
vrȇs m (Cyrillic spelling вре̑с)
- heather
- heath
Declension
References
- “vres”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2024
Slovak
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *versъ.
Pronunciation
Noun
vres m inan (related adjective vresový)
- heather
Declension
Declension of
vres (pattern
dub)
Further reading
- “vres”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2024
Slovene
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *versъ.
Pronunciation
Noun
vrẹ̑s m
- heather
- Synonym: résa
Declension
Further reading
- “vres”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU (in Slovene), 2014–2024