елша
Bulgarian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *(j)elьšа, a ja-stem variant of *olьxa ~ *elьxa.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ɛɫˈʃa̟]
Audio: (file)
Noun
елша́ • (elšá) f
- alder (deciduous tree or shrub of genus Alnus, within the birch family Betulaceae)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | елша́ elšá |
елши́ elší |
| definite | елша́та elšáta |
елши́те elšíte |
Derived terms
nouns
- (collective) елша́к (elšák)
- (diminutive) елши́ца (elšíca)
References
- “елша”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
- “елша”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
- Nayden Gerov (1897) “елшꙗ́”, in Рѣчникъ на Блъгарскꙑй язꙑкъ. Съ тлъкувание рѣчи-тꙑ на Блъгарскꙑ и на Русскꙑ. [Dictionary of the Bulgarian language][1] (in Bulgarian), volume 2, Plovdiv: Дружествена печꙗтница "Съгласие.", page 9
- Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971–2017), “елша”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volumes 1–8, Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, page 493