айрян
Bulgarian
Alternative forms
- айра́н (ajrán) — dated
Etymology
Likely a shift from earlier айра́н (ajrán), from Ottoman Turkish آیران (ayran). Ultimately from Proto-Turkic *ayran.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ɐjˈrʲa̟n]
Audio (Standard Bulgarian): (file) - Rhymes: -an
Noun
айря́н • (ajrján) m (diminutive айря́нче)
Usage notes
- Before amendment in 2002, orthographic dictionaries by the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences recommended the usage айра́н (ajrán). Since then, the form айря́н (ajrján) is now considered correct.
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | айря́н ajrján |
айря́ни ajrjáni |
| definite (subject form) |
айря́нът ajrjánǎt |
айря́ните ajrjánite |
| definite (object form) |
айря́на ajrjána | |
| count form | — | айря́на ajrjána |
References
- “айрян”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
- “айрян”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
- Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “айрян”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 6
- Как се пише: айрян или айран?