билка

See also: биљка and білка

Bulgarian

Etymology

Inherited from Old Church Slavonic бꙑлка (bylka), from Proto-Slavic *bylьka. Compare би́ле (bíle).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈbiɫkɐ]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation(key): бил‧ка

Noun

би́лка • (bílkaf (relational adjective би́лков)

  1. medicinal herb
  2. any wild fragrant grass or plant

Declension

Declension of би́лка
singular plural
indefinite би́лка
bílka
би́лки
bílki
definite би́лката
bílkata
би́лките
bílkite

Derived terms

References

  • билка”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • билка”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
  • Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “билка”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 48

Macedonian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈbiɫka]
  • Rhymes: -iɫka

Noun

билка • (bilkaf (plural билки, relational adjective билен)

  1. herb
  2. (archaic) remedy, medicine

Declension

Declension of билка
singular plural
indefinite билка (bilka) билки (bilki)
definite unspecified билката (bilkata) билките (bilkite)
definite proximal билкава (bilkava) билкиве (bilkive)
definite distal билкана (bilkana) билкине (bilkine)
vocative билко (bilko) билки (bilki)