зъб

Bulgarian

Alternative forms

зѫбъ (zǫb) (pre-1945)

Etymology

From Old Church Slavonic зѫбъ (zǫbŭ), from Proto-Slavic *zǫbъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *źámbas,[1] from Proto-Indo-European *ǵómbʰos.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /zɤp/

Noun

зъб • (zǎb) m

tooth, tusk, fang
prong, tine, tooth, cog

Inflection

Inflection of зъб

	singular	plural
indefinite	зъб	зъби
definite (subject form)	зъбът	зъбите
definite (object form)	зъба	зъбите
count form	—	зъба
vocative form	зъбе	зъби

Synonyms

(prong): зъбец (zǎbec)

References

Derksen, Rick (2008) Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, ISBN 978 90 04 15504 6, page 549

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