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зеле

/[ˈzɛlɛ]/
Bulgariannoun

Definitions

  1. 1.
    cabbage (plant of varieties of species Brassica oleracea)

Synonyms & related words

Word family
  • зе́лка
  • зе́лник

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *zelьje (“foliage”), originally a collective sg. tantum with meaning cluster of greenery, leaves. Morphologically equivalent to Proto-Slavic *zelь + -е (-e).

Forms

  • зе́леcanonical • neuter
  • zéleromanization
  • зе́левadjective • relational
  • зе́лкаdiminutive
  • зе́леindefinite • singular
  • зе́летоdefinite • singular
  • зелalternative • dialectal

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