риган

Bulgarian

Etymology

Borrowed from Greek ρίγανη (rígani), ultimately from Ancient Greek ὀρῑ́γᾰνον (orī́gănon). Doublet of орига́но (origáno).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈriɡɐn]

Noun

ри́ган • (ríganm (relational adjective ри́ганов)

  1. oregano (herb of genus Origanum, within the Lamiaceae family)

Declension

Declension of ри́ган
singular plural
indefinite ри́ган
rígan
ри́гани
rígani
definite
(subject form)
ри́ганът
ríganǎt
ри́ганите
ríganite
definite
(object form)
ри́гана
rígana
count form ри́гана
rígana

References

  • риган”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • риган”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
  • Racheva, M., Todorov, T. A., editors (2002), “риган”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 6 (пỳскам – словàр²), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 248