жерава
Appearance
Bulgarian
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Slavic *žerava, a substantivized form of Proto-Slavic *žeravъ (“burning, scorching”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]жера́ва • (žeráva) f
- hearth
- Synonym: огнище (ognište)
- (figurative) hardship
- пека се на жерава ― peka se na žerava ― to be in serious trouble
Declension
[edit]Declension of жера́ва
Related terms
[edit]References
[edit]- “жерава”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
- Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “жерава”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 536