овсига
Bulgarian
Etymology
By surface analysis, ове́с (ovés, “oats”) + -ига (-iga).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ofˈsiɡɐ]
Noun
овси́га • (ovsíga) f
- type of grass:
- (formally) bromegrass, cheatgrass (genus Bromus)
- (informal) oatgrass (genus Avena)
- (informal) fescue (genus Festuca)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | овси́га ovsíga |
овси́ги ovsígi |
| definite | овси́гата ovsígata |
овси́гите ovsígite |
References
- “овсига”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
- Nayden Gerov (1899) “овси́га”, in Рѣчникъ на Блъгарскꙑй язꙑкъ. Съ тлъкувание рѣчи-тꙑ на Блъгарскꙑ и на Русскꙑ. [Dictionary of the Bulgarian language][1] (in Bulgarian), volume 3, Plovdiv: Дружествена печꙗтница "Съгласие.", page 326