вълколак

Bulgarian

Alternative forms

  • въркола́к (vǎrkolák) — common
  • вълкодла́к (vǎlkodlák) — dialectal
  • фъркуля́к (fǎrkulják) — dialectal
  • вракала́к (vrakalák) — dialectal
  • вракало́к (vrakalók) — dialectal

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *vьlkolakъ (“werewolf”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [vɐɫkoˈɫak]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ak

Noun

вълкола́к • (vǎlkolák) m

  1. (mythology, folklore) werewolf, vampire
    Synonyms: вампи́р (vampír), карако́нджул (karakóndžul), таласъ́м (talasǎ́m)

Declension

Declension of вълкола́к
singular plural
indefinite вълкола́к
vǎlkolák 		вълкола́ци
vǎlkoláci
definite
(subject form) 		вълкола́кът
vǎlkolákǎt 		вълкола́ците
vǎlkolácite
definite
(object form) 		вълкола́ка
vǎlkoláka
count form — вълкола́ка
vǎlkoláka

Descendants

  • → Byzantine Greek: βουλκόλαξ (boulkólax, “vampire”)

Further reading

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