боровинка

Bulgarian

синя боровинка
(Vaccinium uliginosum)

Etymology

From бо́ров (bórov, “pine (adj.)”) +‎ -инка (-inka, feminine suffix). Compare Czech borůvka, Polish borówka, and Serbo-Croatian боровница for similar derivations.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [boroˈviŋkɐ]

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Noun

борови́нка • (borovínka) f (relational adjective борови́нков)

1. blueberry bush (bush of genus Vaccinium)
2. blueberry fruit (black or reddish acidic berry used for food, for making drinks, in medicine)

Declension

Declension of борови́нка

	singular	plural
indefinite	борови́нка borovínka	борови́нки borovínki
definite	борови́нката borovínkata	борови́нките borovínkite

References

• “боровинка”, in Речник на българския език (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• “боровинка”, in Речник на българския език (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
• Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “бор; боровинка”, in Български етимологичен речник (in Bulgarian), volume 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 67

Macedonian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *borovъka.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [bɔˈrɔviŋka]

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Noun

боровинка • (borovinka) f

1. blueberry

   Synonym: боровница (borovnica)

Declension

Declension of боровинка

	singular	plural
indefinite	боровинка	боровинки
definite unspecified	боровинката	боровинките
definite proximal	боровинкава	боровинкиве
definite distal	боровинкана	боровинкине
vocative	боровинке	боровинки