багър

Bulgarian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *bagrъ.

Originally an adjective, which later was fossilized into a noun. The female form багра has also evolved into a noun, however, referring to a whole spectrum of shades of some hue, rather than to a particular degree.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈbaɡɤr/

Noun

багър • (bagǎr) m

  1. dye, color
  2. crimson red

Inflection
Inflection of багър
singular plural
indefinite багър багри
definite
(subject form)		 багърът багрите
definite
(object form)		 багъра
count form — багъра
vocative form багре багри

References
  • Georgiev Vl. I., editor (1971), “багра”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume I, Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences
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