бърна

Bulgarian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *bъrna. Akin to Armenian բերան (beran, “mouth”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈbɤrnɐ]
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Noun

бъ́рна • (bǎ́rna) f (relational adjective бърна́т)

lip (of an animal)
Synonyms: у́стна (ústna), (colloquial) джу́ка (džúka)

Declension

Declension of бъ́рна

	singular	plural
indefinite	бъ́рна bǎ́rna	бъ́рни bǎ́rni
definite	бъ́рната bǎ́rnata	бъ́рните bǎ́rnite

Alternative forms

бръ́ндза (brǎ́ndza) — dialectal

Derived terms

бъ́рнест (bǎ́rnest, “with expressive lips”)

References

“бърна”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
“бърна”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

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