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фир

/[fir]/
Bulgariannoun

Definitions

  1. 1.
    dateddialectalsoak, ooze, pickle (acrid, bitter substance used in the past to distill grain or other raw food)
    • → (by extension) container, bag, vessel for implementing zymurgy

  2. 2.
    colloquialhome-made spirit, alcohol, booze

Synonyms & related words

Word family
  • фи́рувам
  • фиркаджи́я
Synonyms
  • квас
  • цад
  • спирт
  • алкохо́л
Related words (1)
  • оло́вина

Etymology

Unclear. Compare Proto-Slavic *pyrь (“cinder, incense; lye”), reflected in dialectal пирива́ (pirivá, “poor-quality soil”), or loanword фира́ (firá, “lees, sludge, residue”) (borrowed from Greek φύρα (fýra, “waste”)).

Forms

  • firromanization
  • фирindefinite • singular
  • фи́ровеindefinite • plural
  • фи́рътdefinite • singular • subjective
  • фи́роветеdefinite • plural • subjective
  • фи́раdefinite • objective • singular
  • фи́роветеdefinite • objective • plural
  • -count-form • singular
  • фи́раcount-form • plural
  • фурalternative

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