метлига

Bulgarian
метлига

Etymology

метла́ (metlá, “broom”) +‎ -ига (-iga)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [mɛˈtliɡɐ]

Noun

метли́га • (metlíga) f

  1. windgrass (various grass species)

Declension
Declension of метли́га
singular plural
indefinite метли́га
metlíga		 метли́ги
metlígi
definite метли́гата
metlígata		 метли́гите
metlígite
vocative form метли́го
metlígo		 метли́ги
metlígi

Alternative forms
  • метли́к m (metlík), метли́ка f (metlíka), метли́ца f (metlíca) — with suffixes -ик (-ik), -ика (-ika), -ица (-ica)
    • ⇒ метли́чина (metlíčina) (augmentative)

References
  • Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1986), “метлига”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volumes 3 (крес¹ – мѝнго¹), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, page 770
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