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нирец

/[ˈnirɛt͡s] | [niˈrɛt͡s] | [ˈnirɛt͡s]/
Bulgariannoun

Definitions

  1. 1.
    small fault, fissure (on the ground)
  2. 2.
    dialectalcrack, crevice, dent (in a rock, cliff, cave, stone wall)
  3. 3.
    diver, dabber
  4. 4.
    goosander, merganser, sawbill (diving sea duck of genus Mergus)

Synonyms & related words

Synonyms
  • про́цеп
  • пукнатина́
  • ду́пка
  • зъ́бел
  • разло́м
  • пазина́
  • гмуре́ц
  • пота́пник
Related words (5)
  • ни́рище
  • поно́р
  • костену́рка
  • гмуре́ц
  • гмурка́ч

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *nyra (“crack”) + -ец (-ec). Akin to Russian ны́ра (nýra, “dent, track”).

Forms

  • ни́рецcanonical • masculine
  • nírecromanization
  • ни́рецindefinite • singular
  • ни́рциindefinite • plural
  • ни́рецътdefinite • singular • subjective
  • ни́рцитеdefinite • plural • subjective
  • ни́рецаdefinite • objective • singular
  • ни́рцитеdefinite • objective • plural
  • -count-form • singular
  • ни́рецаcount-form • plural
  • нире́цcanonical • masculine
  • nirécromanization
  • ни́ркаfeminine
  • нире́цindefinite • singular
  • нирци́indefinite • plural
  • нире́цътdefinite • singular • subjective
  • нирци́теdefinite • plural • subjective
  • нире́цаdefinite • objective • singular
  • нирци́теdefinite • objective • plural
  • нире́цаcount-form • plural
Vocative
Singular
нире́цо
Plural
нирци́

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