щир

Bulgarian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ʃtir]

Etymology 1

From Proto-Slavic *ščirъ.

Noun

щир • (štir) m

  1. amaranth (Amaranthus gen. et spp.)
Declension
Declension of щир
singular
indefinite щир
štir
definite
(subject form) 		щи́рът
štírǎt
definite
(object form) 		щи́ра
štíra
Derived terms
Descendants
  • → Gagauz: iştir
  • → Romanian: știr
  • → Ottoman Turkish: اشتیر (iştir), اشتر (iştir)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Greek στείρος (steíros).

Adjective

щир • (štir)

  1. (popular) infecund, not succeeding in getting children
Declension
Declension of щир (no comparative)
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter
indefinite щир
štir 		щи́ра
štíra 		щи́ро
štíro 		щи́ри
štíri
definite
(subject form) 		щи́рият
štírijat 		щи́рата
štírata 		щи́рото
štíroto 		щи́рите
štírite
definite
(object form) 		щи́рия
štírija
Derived terms

Further reading

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