горва
Bulgarian
Горчива горва (Cardamine amara)
Etymology
Reflects an earlier *gory (v-stem). Synchronically equivalent to горя́ (gorjá, “to burn”) + -ва (-va).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈɡɔrvə]
Noun
го́рва • (górva) f
- (dialectal) bittercress (herb of genus Cardamine)
Conjugation
Declension of го́рва
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | го́рва górva | го́рви górvi |
| definite | го́рвата górvata | го́рвите górvite |
Derived terms
- го́рец (górec, “hop”) (dialectal)
- гори́да (gorída, “wild grapevine”) (dialectal)
- го́рък (górǎk), горчи́в (gorčív, “bitter”)
- горчи́ца (gorčíca, “mustard”)
- горчи́вка (gorčívka, “bitter substance”)
References
- Georgiev V. I., editor (1971), “горва”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 1, Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, page 258