риган

Bulgarian

биле риган

Etymology

Borrowed from Greek ρίγανη (rígani), ultimately from Ancient Greek ὀρῑ́γᾰνον (orī́ganon). Doublet of орига́но (origáno).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈriɡɐn]

Noun

ри́ган • (rígan) f (relational adjective ри́ганов)

1. oregano (herb of genus Origanum, within the Lamiaceae family)

Declension

Declension of ри́ган

	singular	plural
indefinite	ри́ган rígan	ри́гани rígani
definite (subject form)	ри́ганът ríganǎt	ри́ганите ríganite
definite (object form)	ри́гана rígana
count form	—	ри́гана rígana

References

• “риган”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• “риган”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
• Racheva, M., Todorov, T. A., editors (2002), “риган”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 6 (пỳскам – словàр²), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 248