патладжан

Bulgarian

Alternative forms

  • патлиджа́н (patlidžán)

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish پاتلجان (patlıcan), from Classical Persian بادلجان (bādiljān), ultimately of Dravidian origin.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [pɐtɫɐˈdʒa̟n]
  • Audio (Standard Bulgarian, l-vocalization):(file)
  • Rhymes: -an
  • Syllabification(key): па‧тла‧джан
  • Hyphenation(key): пат‧ла‧джан

Noun

патладжа́н • (patladžánm (relational adjective патладжа́нов)

  1. eggplant, aubergine (vegetable of species Solanum melongena)
    Synonym: син дома́т (sin domát, literally blue tomato)

Declension

Declension of патладжа́н
singular plural
indefinite патладжа́н
patladžán
патладжа́ни
patladžáni
definite
(subject form)
патладжа́нът
patladžánǎt
патладжа́ните
patladžánite
definite
(object form)
патладжа́на
patladžána
count form патладжа́на
patladžána

References

  • патладжан”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • патладжан”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010