алафранга

Bulgarian

Alternative forms

  • ала фра́нга (ala fránga)

Etymology

From Greek αλλα φράνκα (alla fránka). The first component (ала- (ala-)) is analyzable as ала́ (alá).

The noun sense is a nominalization of the adjective and/or adverb senses.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɐɫɐˈfraŋɡɐ]
  • Rhymes: -aŋɡɐ
  • Syllabification(key): а‧ла‧фран‧га
  • Hyphenation(key): алаф‧ран‧га

Adverb

алафра́нга • (alafránga) (not comparable)

  1. French-style, in a French style
  2. (Ottoman Empire) alafranga (see Alafranga and alaturca)

Adjective

алафра́нга • (alafránga) (indeclinable)

  1. French-style, in a French style
  2. (Ottoman Empire) alafranga (see Alafranga and alaturca)

Noun

алафра́нга • (alafránga) f (historical, obsolete)

  1. An alcove in a stately home during the Bulgarian Revival, bearing a fresco or mural, etc.

Coordinate terms

References

  • “алафранга”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • “алафранга”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
  • Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “алафра́нга”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 8
  • “алафранга”, in Български тълковен речник [Bulgarian Explanatory Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), fourth edition, Sofia: Nauka i Izkustvo, 2005, →ISBN, page 23
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