сминдух

Bulgarian

Alternative forms

• сви́ндух (svínduh), сми́ндуф (smínduf) — dialectal

Etymology

From смин (smin) +‎ дух (duh), with the second part due to the plant's distinctive aroma.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈsmindox]
• Hyphenation^(key): смин‧дух

Noun

сми́ндух • (smínduh) m (uncountable)

1. fenugreek (Trigonella foenum-graecum)
2. fenugreek (spice)

Declension

Declension of сми́ндух

	singular
indefinite	сми́ндух smínduh
definite (subject form)	сми́ндухът smínduhǎt
definite (object form)	сми́ндуха smínduha

References

• “сминдух”, in Infolex Bulgarian Dictionary (in Bulgarian), Institute for Bulgarian Language, 2014
• Todorov, T. A., Racheva, M., editors (2010), “сминдух”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 7 (слòво – теря̀свам), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 184