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бисер

/[ˈbisɛr]/
Bulgariannoun

Definitions

  1. 1.
    pearl
  2. 2.
    colloquialquip (something silly but humorous and memorable that a person has said)

Etymology

From Bulgar, from Arabic بُسْر (busr, “unripe dates”) from the root ب س ر (b s r) related to things being early, so applied to pearls because unripe dates can have some tactile and optical properties similar to pearls.

Forms

  • би́серcanonical • masculine
  • bíserromanization
  • би́серенadjective • relational
  • би́серовadjective • relational
  • би́серindefinite • singular
  • би́сериindefinite • plural
  • би́серътdefinite • singular • subjective
  • би́серитеdefinite • plural • subjective
  • би́сераdefinite • objective • singular
  • би́серитеdefinite • objective • plural
  • -count-form • singular
  • би́сераcount-form • plural

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