кичур
Bulgarian
Etymology
ки́ча (kíča, “to deck, to decorate”) + -ур (-ur)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈkit͡ʃo̟r]
Audio (Standard Bulgarian): (file) - Rhymes: -it͡ʃor
- Syllabification(key): ки‧чур
Noun
ки́чур • (kíčur) m (relational adjective ки́чурест, diminutive ки́чурче)
- forelock, tress, topknot (of hairs, feathers)
- bundle, wisp, tuft
- (botany) fascicle (type of inflorescence)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | ки́чур kíčur |
ки́чури kíčuri |
| definite (subject form) |
ки́чурът kíčurǎt |
ки́чурите kíčurite |
| definite (object form) |
ки́чура kíčura | |
| count form | — | ки́чура kíčura |
Related terms
- ки́тка (kítka, “bouquet”)
References
- “кичур”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
- “кичур”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
- Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1979), “ки́чур”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 2 (и – крепя̀), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, page 406