босилек

Bulgarian

Alternative forms

  • боси́ляк (bosíljak), боси́льок (bosíljok)dialectal

Etymology

Derived from Late Latin basilicum (basil), from Ancient Greek βασιλικόν (basilikón, basil). Compare Serbo-Croatian босиљак.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [boˈsilɛk]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation(key): бо‧си‧лек

Noun

боси́лек • (bosílekm (relational adjective боси́лков, diminutive боси́лчец)

  1. (uncountable) basil (Ocimum basilicum) (plant and herb)

Declension

Declension of боси́лек
singular
indefinite боси́лек
bosílek
definite
(subject form)
боси́лекът
bosílekǎt
definite
(object form)
боси́лека
bosíleka

References

  • босилек”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • босилек”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
  • Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “босилек”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 69

Anagrams

Macedonian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek βασιλικόν (basilikón).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈbɔsilɛk]
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

босилек • (bosilekm

  1. basil (herb)

Declension

Declension of босилек
singular
indefinite босилек (bosilek)
definite unspecified босилекот (bosilekot)
definite proximal босилеков (bosilekov)
definite distal босилекон (bosilekon)
vocative босилеку (bosileku)