брегалище

Bulgarian

Etymology

Formally reflecting an earlier *bergališče, from the same origin as Брега́лница (Bregálnica, “Bregalnica”) (hydronym). Either derived from Proto-Slavic *bergъ (“coast, bank”) or possibly of Paleo-Balkan origin akin to Thracian Βέργα (Vérga), Dacian Bregedáva. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰergʰ- (“to protect, to fortify, to tower”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [brɛˈɡaliʃtɛ]

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Noun

брега́лище • (bregálište) n

1. (dialectal) elevation, mount
2. (figurative) natural stronghold

Declension

Declension of брега́лище

	singular	plural
indefinite	брега́лище bregálište	брега́лища bregálišta
definite	брега́лището bregálišteto	брега́лищата bregálištata

Related terms

• бряг (brjag, “coast”)
  • брежина́ (brežiná), брежи́ще (brežíšte, “coastline”)
• Берга́ва (Bergáva), Верега́ва (Veregáva) (archaic name of Middle Balkans)

Further reading

• Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1974), “*bergъ”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 1 (*a – *besědьlivъ), Moscow: Nauka, page 191