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сюнгер

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Bulgarian

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Средиземноморски сюнгер (Spongia officinalis)

Etymology

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Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish سونگر (süñger, sponge) (whence Turkish sünger), a reflex of Byzantine Greek σφουγγάριον (sphoungárion). Distantly akin to native Bulgarian гъ́ба (gǎ́ba, fungus).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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сю́нгер (sjúngerm

  1. (dialectal) sea sponge (asymetric basal animal of family Spongiidae)
    Synonym: во́дна гъ́ба (vódna gǎ́ba)

Declension

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References

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