Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Bulgarian term or phrase:
Марица
English translation:
Maritsa
Added to glossary by
Christo Metschkaroff
Nov 21, 2008 17:58
15 yrs ago
Bulgarian term
Марица
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Please, what is the name of this river in English?
Also, where is the stress on the word Марица?
Many thanks
Simon
Please, what is the name of this river in English?
Also, where is the stress on the word Марица?
Many thanks
Simon
Proposed translations
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| 5 +5 | Maritsa |
Christo Metschkaroff
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References
| Evros, Maritsa |
Dylan Edwards
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Change log
Dec 19, 2008 19:20: Christo Metschkaroff Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
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Maritsa
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Note added at 9 mins (2008-11-21 18:07:03 GMT)
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Stress on the second sillable
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Note added at 9 mins (2008-11-21 18:07:03 GMT)
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Stress on the second sillable
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Ivan Klyunchev
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Andrei Vrabtchev
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Milena Dieva
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Dylan Edwards
: The Bulgarian and Greek-Turkish lengths of this river are both called Maritsa in my Oxford-Hammond Concise Atlas./Quite right. In this atlas, the river is marked 'Maritsa' both inside and outside Bulgaria, but the Oxf.Dict. of the World gives 'Meriç' too.
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You have in mind the name of Maritsa in GR and TR, don't you? The left bank is called Meric, and the right - Evros...
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Peter Skipp
: The stress is on the second vowel
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Dylan Edwards
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Reference:
Evros, Maritsa
I can't give detailed information on the Bulgarian side of things, but here's a link:
Evros (Greek: Εβρος , Romanized as Hebrus), or Maritsa (Bulgarian: Марица) or Meric (Turkish: Meriç) river is ca . 480 km long. ...
www.mlahanas.de/Greece/Regions/EvrosRiver.html
Evros (Greek: Εβρος , Romanized as Hebrus), or Maritsa (Bulgarian: Марица) or Meric (Turkish: Meriç) river is ca . 480 km long. ...
www.mlahanas.de/Greece/Regions/EvrosRiver.html
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