бураг

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Ultimately from Vulgar Latin *umbulīcus. First attested in the 19th century.[1] See also Romanian burtă (belly), for which the same etymon is alleged.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bǔraːɡ/

Noun

бу̀ра̄г m inan (Latin spelling bùrāg)

  1. rumen, paunch, the first compartment of the stomach of a ruminant

Declension

Declension of бураг
singular plural
nominative бу̀ра̄г бура́зи
genitive бура́га бура́га̄
dative бура́гу бура́зима
accusative бу̀ра̄г бура́ге
vocative бура́гу бура́зи
locative бура́гу бура́зима
instrumental бура́гом бура́зима

Coordinate terms

References

  1. ^ Matasović, Ranko (2016) “бураг”, in Dunja Brozović Rončević, Dubravka Ivšić Majić, Tijmen Pronk, editors, Etimološki rječnik hrvatskoga jezika [Etymological dictionary of the Croatian language] (in Serbo-Croatian), volumes I: A—Nj, Zagreb: Institut za hrvatski jezik i jezikoslovlje, page 97

Further reading

  • бураг”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025
  • бураг”, in Речник српскохрватскога књижевног језика (in Serbo-Croatian), Друго фототипско издање edition, volume 1, Нови Сад, Загреб: Матица српска, Матица хрватска, 1967, published 1990, page 307