Maritsan
Maritsan (/məˈɹitsən/ mə-RĒ-tsn), also called Ebrusian /ɛbɹuʃən/ (ĕ-BRO͞O-shn) (autonym: Ebrusy [ɛbrusɨ] (Εβρουση, Εβρουσυι, ەبروسى، إَبرُسِ) is a Western Chlesamnic Language spoken in eastern Greece. This language is spoken near the Maritsa (Native: Ebrus).
| Maritsan | |
|---|---|
| Ebrusian | |
| Ebrusy, Εβρουση, Εβρουσυι, ەبروسى، إَبرُسِ | |
| Pronunciation | [ɛbrusɨ] |
| Created by | ClassierK |
| Setting | Alt-History Europe |
| Native to | Burgas; Varna; Constanța; Evros; Rhodope; Edirne; Kırklareli |
Indo-European
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Early form | |
| Official status | |
Official language in | Maritsastan |
Recognised minority language in | Türkiye; Bulgaria; Greece; Romania |
| Regulated by | Organisation for the Preservation of Maritsan |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | mrs |
Etymology
The English name ultimately comes from Bulgarian Мари́ца (maríca), it came from Thracian *māras / *māros plus -ица, the Bulgarian feminine noun suffix, coming from Proto-Slavic *-ica. The Thracian term either meant “marsh; bog” or “great; significant”. The Maritsan autonym, Ebrusy coincidentally also came from Thracian *ebrus, their name for the river, but *ebrus came from Thracian *ebru meaning wide. The -y suffix is the plural vocative suffix, as all languages are in the vocative plural form as a base. The -y suffix came from Proto-Chlesamnic *-áus.