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пелин

/[pɛˈlin]/
Bulgariannoun

Definitions

  1. 1.
    wormwood; absinthe
  2. 2.
    mugwort (Artemisia vulgaris)

Synonyms & related words

Related words (2)

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *pelynъ m (attested also as *pelynь f), probably from the root of Bulgarian паля (palja, “to set on fire, to ignite”), пепел (pepel, “ashes”), due to the bitter taste of mugwort. Compare Bulgarian горчи́вка (gorčívka, “felwort”) from горчи́в (gorčív, “bitter”). Other proposals include relation with Proto-Slavic *pelvelъ (“weed”), *polvъ (“pale”).

Forms

  • пели́нcanonical • masculine
  • pelínromanization
  • пели́новadjective • relational
  • пели́ненadjective • relational
  • пели́нindefinite • singular
  • пели́ниindefinite • plural
  • пели́нътdefinite • singular • subjective
  • пели́нитеdefinite • plural • subjective
  • пели́наdefinite • objective • singular
  • пели́нитеdefinite • objective • plural
  • -count-form • singular
  • пели́наcount-form • plural

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