плесен

Bulgarian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *plěsnь.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈplɛsɛn]

Noun

пле́сен • (plésenf (relational adjective пле́сенен)

  1. mould (UK), mold (US) (any smushy fungal formation)
    Synonym: му́хъл (múhǎl)
  2. mildew (plague of powdery fungi)

Declension

Declension of пле́сен
singular plural
indefinite пле́сен
plésen
пле́сени
pléseni
definite плесента́
plesentá
пле́сените
plésenite

Derived terms

  • плесеня́сам pf (plesenjásam), плесеня́свам impf (plesenjásvam, to get infected by mildew)

References

  • плесен”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • плесен”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010