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), volumes 7 (слòво – теря̀свам), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 184
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.