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шия

/[ˈʃijɐ]/
Bulgariannounverb

Definitions

  1. 1.
    neck
  2. 2.
    cervix
  3. 3.
    to sew, to stitch, to seam
  4. 4.
    to embroider

Synonyms & related words

Word family
Related words (2)
  • шев
  • шеви́ца

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *šija (“collar, link”), derived from the verb (see Etymology 2).

Forms

  • ши́яcanonical • feminine
  • šíjaromanization
  • ши́йкаdiminutive
  • ши́яindefinite • singular
  • ши́иindefinite • plural
  • ши́ятаdefinite • singular
  • ши́итеdefinite • plural

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