босилек

Bulgarian

Alternative forms

  • боси́ляк (bosíljak), боси́льок (bosíljok) dialectal

Etymology

Derived from Late Latin basilicum (basil), from Ancient Greek βασιλικόν (basilikón, basil). Compare Serbo-Croatian босиљак.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [boˈsilɛk]
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation(key): бо‧си‧лек

Noun

боси́лек • (bosílek) m (relational adjective боси́лков, diminutive боси́лчец)

  1. (uncountable) basil (Ocimum basilicum) (plant and herb)

Declension

References

  • босилек”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • босилек”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
  • Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “босилек”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volumes 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 69

Macedonian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek βασιλικόν (basilikón).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈbɔsilɛk]
  • (file)

Noun

босилек • (bosilek) m

  1. basil (herb)

Declension

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