зестра

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Jump to navigation Jump to search

Bulgarian

[edit]

Etymology

[edit]

Borrowed from Romanian zestre (dowry), from Latin dextrae pl (pledging). According to Stefan Mladenov, the Bulgarian and Romanian terms may alternatively stem from Proto-Slavic *zęt- (kinship) +‎ *-tra.

Pronunciation

[edit]
  • IPA(key): [ˈzɛstrɐ]
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

[edit]

зе́стра (zéstraf (relational adjective зе́стрен, diminutive зе́стрица)

  1. dowry (gift presented to a newlywed family by the bride's kin)
    Synonyms: вено́ (venó), чеи́з (čeíz), прид (prid), при́дан (prídan)

Declension

[edit]

References

[edit]