кръшляк

Bulgarian

Etymology

къ́рша (kǎ́rša, “to wring, to crush”) +‎ -ляк (-ljak)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkrɤʃlʲɐk]

Noun

кръ́шляк • (krǎ́šljak) m (dialectal)

1. fragment, splinter

   Synonym: отло́мка (otlómka)

Declension

Declension of кръ́шляк

	singular	plural
indefinite	кръ́шляк krǎ́šljak	кръ́шляци krǎ́šljaci
definite (subject form)	кръ́шлякът krǎ́šljakǎt	кръ́шляците krǎ́šljacite
definite (object form)	кръ́шляка krǎ́šljaka
count form	—	кръ́шляка krǎ́šljaka

Alternative forms

• кръ́шлeк (krǎ́šlek), кршле́к (kršlék) — Western dialects

Related terms

• крух (kruh, “lump, chunk”) (dialectal)
• кръ́шен (krǎ́šen, “lithe, flexible”)
  • кръшня́к (krǎšnják, “spine”) (dialectal)

References

• Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1986), “кръшляк”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 3 (крес¹ – мѝнго¹), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, page 67