сюнгер

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Bulgarian[edit]

Средиземноморски сюнгер (Spongia officinalis)

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish سونگر (süñger, sponge) (whence Turkish sünger), a reflex of Byzantine Greek σφουγγάριον (sphoungárion). Distantly akin to native Bulgarian гъ́ба (gǎ́ba, fungus).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

сю́нгер (sjúngerm

  1. (dialectal) sea sponge (asymetric basal animal of family Spongiidae)
    Synonym: во́дна гъ́ба (vódna gǎ́ba)

Declension[edit]

References[edit]

  • сюнгер”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • сюнгер”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010