кранта
Bulgarian
Etymology
Probably from an earlier *kornata, borrowed from Vulgar Latin carnātus (“meaty, scraggy”), perhaps relevelled to rhyme with native краста (krasta, “scabby”), клюста (kljusta, “unwieldy”) (also used as epithets for old equines).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈkrantə]
Noun
кра́нта • (kránta) f
- (derogatory) crock, jade, nag (old, scraggy equine)
- (figurative) slender and clumsy woman
Declension
Declension of кра́нта
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | кра́нта kránta | кра́нти kránti |
| definite | кра́нтата krántata | кра́нтите krántite |
| vocative form | кра́нто kránto | кра́нти kránti |
References
- кранта in Rečnik na bǎlgarskija ezik (Institut za bǎlgarski ezik)
- кранта in Rečnik na bǎlgarskija ezik (Čitanka.Info)
- Georgiev V. I., editor (1979), “кранта”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 2, Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, page 715