сеитба

Bulgarian

Etymology

From се́я (séja, “to sow”) +‎ -итба (-itba). Compare Macedonian сеидба (seidba).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [sɛˈidbɐ]
• Hyphenation^(key): се‧ит‧ба

Noun

сеи́тба • (seítba) f (relational adjective сеи́тбен)

1. planting of seeds - manually or mechanically - in agricultural land; sowing

   Synonym: по́сев (pósev)

   про́летна сеи́тба ― próletna seítba ― spring planting / sowing

2. (uncountable) the time for sowing

   по сеи́тба ― po seítba ― at (or during) sowing time

3. (usually in the plural, dialectal) plants grown by sowing in agricultural land
4. (usually in the plural, dialectal) land that has been planted with agricultural crops

Declension

Declension of сеи́тба

	singular	plural
indefinite	сеи́тба seítba	сеи́тби seítbi
definite	сеи́тбата seítbata	сеи́тбите seítbite

Derived terms

adjectives

• предсеи́тбен (predseítben)
• сеи́тбен (seítben)

Related terms

• се́я impf (séja)
• по́сев m (pósev)

References

• “сеитба”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• “сеитба”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010