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Искър

/[ˈiskɐr]/
Bulgarianname

Definitions

  1. 1.
    Iskar (the longest river that runs entirely within Bulgaria)
  2. 2.
    the largest reservoir in Bulgaria
  3. 3.
    a small town in Bulgaria

Etymology

From Old Church Slavonic *Искръ (*Iskrŭ), from Late Latin Yskos, Latin Oescus with -ръ (-rŭ) appended perhaps the under influence of river names such as Cebrus, Hebrus, Iatrus.

Forms

  • И́скърcanonical • masculine
  • Ískǎrromanization

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