зира
Bulgarian
Etymology
Deverbal from зи́ркам (zírkam, “to see through”), in some dialects merged with Aromanian dzer (“whey”), Greek ζούρα (zoúra, “whey”) (whence dialectal Bulgarian дзер (dzer), зара (zara)).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈzirɐ]
Audio: (file)
Noun
зи́ра • (zíra) m (dialectal)
Declension
| singular | |
|---|---|
| indefinite | зи́ра zíra |
| definite | зи́рата zírata |
Related terms
- зи́рка (zírka, “slit, gap, see-through”) (dialectal)
References
- Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “зира”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 643
- Nayden Gerov (1897) “зи́ра”, 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 156
Kazakh
Etymology
Noun
зира • (zira)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | зира (zira) | зиралар (ziralar) |
| genitive | зираның (ziranyñ) | зиралардың (ziralardyñ) |
| dative | зираға (zirağa) | зираларға (ziralarğa) |
| accusative | зираны (zirany) | зираларды (ziralardy) |
| locative | зирада (zirada) | зираларда (ziralarda) |
| ablative | зирадан (ziradan) | зиралардан (ziralardan) |
| instrumental | зирамен (ziramen) | зиралармен (ziralarmen) |
Macedonian
Etymology
See ѕира (dzira).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈziɾa]
Noun
зира • (zira) f
Declension
| singular | |
|---|---|
| indefinite | зира (zira) |
| definite unspecified | зирата (zirata) |
| definite proximal | зирава (zirava) |
| definite distal | зирана (zirana) |
| vocative | зиро (ziro) |
Russian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈzʲirə]
Noun
зи́ра • (zíra) f inan (genitive зи́ры, nominative plural зи́ры, genitive plural зир)
Declension
Anagrams
- ри́за (ríza)