пирон
Bulgarian
Стоманени пирони (гвездеи)
Старинен дървен пирон (клинец)
Etymology
Reshaped/reanalyzed variant of Ancient Greek περόνη (perónē, “pin, rivelt”), effectively formed from native Bulgarian пе́ра (péra), пи́рам (píram, “to bat, to strike, to launder”) (intensive stem, dialectal) + -он (-on).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [piˈrɔn]
Noun
пиро́н • (pirón) m
- large pin, nail (fastener)
- Synonym: гво́здей (gvózdej)
- rivet
- Synonym: кли́нец (klínec)
Declension
Declension of пиро́н
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | пиро́н pirón | пиро́ни piróni |
| definite (subject form) | пиро́нът pirónǎt | пиро́ните pirónite |
| definite (object form) | пиро́на piróna | |
| count form | — | пиро́на piróna |
Related terms
- пе́рка (pérka, “fin”)
- пери́ло (perílo, “washing grater”)
- пералня́ (peralnjá, “washing machine”)
- пи́рга (pírga, “lock, strand of hair; rag, duster”) (dialectal)
References
- пирон in Rečnik na bǎlgarskija ezik (Institut za bǎlgarski ezik)
- пирон in Rečnik na bǎlgarskija ezik (Čitanka.Info)
- Gerov, Najden (1895) , “пиро́нъ”, in Rěčnik na blǎgarskyj jazyk [Dictionary of the Bulgarian language] (in Bulgarian), volume 4, Plovdiv: Družestvena pečatnica “Sǎglasie”, page 33