"елха" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [Bulgarian]

IPA: [ɛɫˈxa] Audio: LL-Q7918 (bul)-Kiril kovachev-елха.wav
Etymology: From Proto-Slavic *olьxa ~ *jelьxa (“alder”). Bulgarian descendants stem from variants with prothetic *j-, which has been subsequently eliminated (except dialectally). Originally, the word seems to have referred broadly to any deciduous tree or even generally to any arboreal plant. This sense was apparently used in naming the Christmas tree. Since Christmas in Bulgaria occurs during winter, the later is traditionally made of some type of evergreen conifer. Eventually, this caused semantic drift towards coniferous trees. The similarity to (etymologically unrelated) ела́ (elá, “fir”) may have also facilitated the shift. Compare Russian ёлка (jólka, “spruce”) (< *edlъka). Etymology templates: {{inh|bg|sla-pro|*olьxa}} Proto-Slavic *olьxa, {{m|sla-pro|*jelьxa||alder}} *jelьxa (“alder”), {{l|bg|ела́||fir}} ела́ (elá, “fir”), {{cog|ru|ёлка||spruce}} Russian ёлка (jólka, “spruce”), {{m|sla-pro|*edlъka}} *edlъka Head templates: {{bg-noun|елха́|f|adj=елхо́в|dim=елхи́ца}} елха́ • (elhá) f (relational adjective елхо́в, diminutive елхи́ца) Inflection templates: {{bg-ndecl|елха́&lt;&gt;}} Forms: елха́ [canonical], elhá [romanization], елхо́в [adjective, relational], елхи́ца [diminutive], no-table-tags [table-tags], елха́ [indefinite, singular], елхи́ [indefinite, plural], елха́та [definite, singular], елхи́те [definite, plural]
  1. (dialectal) Alternative form of е́лша (élša, “alder”) Tags: alt-of, alternative, dialectal Alternative form of: е́лша (extra: élša, “alder”)
    Sense id: en-елха-bg-noun-mHZI5Shw
  2. decorated tree (typically an evergreen one, e.g. firs or spruces)
    Sense id: en-елха-bg-noun-FT28OEw2
  3. (by generalization) conifer (usually fir) Categories (topical): Christmas Categories (lifeform): Birch family plants, Trees Synonyms: ела́
    Sense id: en-елха-bg-noun-DnznXd5V Disambiguation of Christmas: 6 30 64 Disambiguation of Birch family plants: 4 36 61 Disambiguation of Trees: 4 39 57 Categories (other): Bulgarian entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Bulgarian entries with incorrect language header: 6 30 64
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: е́лха (élha) (english: Strandzha dialects) Hyponyms: че́рна елха́ (čérna elhá) (english: black alder, Alnus glutinosa), си́ва елха́ (síva elhá) (english: grey alder, Alnus incana), плани́нска елха́ (planínska elhá) (english: green alder, Alnus viridis; literally: mountain alder) Derived forms: Елхово (toponym), елхо́вина (elhóvina) (english: alder wood), елхо́вник (elhóvnik) (english: juniper) [dialectal]

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      "word": "Елхово"
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      "word": "елхо́вина"
    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "english": "juniper",
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      "english": "black alder, Alnus glutinosa",
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      "word": "че́рна елха́"
    },
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      "roman": "síva elhá",
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
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            "Shrubs",
            "Trees",
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            "Fundamental",
            "Nature"
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            "Abrahamism",
            "Observances",
            "Religion",
            "Calendar",
            "Culture",
            "Timekeeping",
            "Society",
            "Time",
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        "conifer (usually fir)"
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          "fir",
          "fir"
        ]
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        "(by generalization) conifer (usually fir)"
      ],
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        {
          "word": "ела́"
        }
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    },
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      "word": "е́лха"
    }
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    "Bulgarian terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Bulgarian terms with audio links",
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      "roman": "toponym",
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      "english": "alder wood",
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      "english": "juniper",
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        "Alternative form of е́лша (élša, “alder”)"
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          "roman": "kóledna elhá",
          "text": "ко́ледна елха́",
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        },
        {
          "english": "New Year's tree",
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          "text": "новогоди́шна елха́",
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        "conifer (usually fir)"
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          "fir",
          "fir"
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      ],
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        "(by generalization) conifer (usually fir)"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "ела́"
        }
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      "english": "Strandzha dialects",
      "roman": "élha",
      "word": "е́лха"
    }
  ],
  "word": "елха"
}

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