вълчи
Bulgarian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *vьlčьjь. By surface analysis, вълк (vǎlk) + -и (-i). Cognates include Serbo-Croatian вучји, Russian во́лчий (vólčij) and Polish wilczy.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈvɤɫt͡ʃi]
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation(key): въл‧чи
Adjective
въ́лчи • (vǎ́lči)
- (relational) wolf, wolf's
- (relational) wolf fur, wolf pelt (of clothing)
- wolflike, wolfish, lupine (characteristic or reminiscent of a wolf)
- (figurative) ferocious, rapacious
- (figurative) freezing (when describing weather); the kind (of weather) in which wolves might roam
- въ́лчи студ ― vǎ́lči stud ― freezing cold
Declension
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | ||
| indefinite | въ́лчи vǎ́lči |
въ́лча vǎ́lča |
въ́лче, въ́лчо vǎ́lče, vǎ́lčo |
въ́лчи vǎ́lči |
| definite (subject form) |
въ́лчият vǎ́lčijat |
въ́лчата vǎ́lčata |
въ́лчето, въ́лчото vǎ́lčeto, vǎ́lčoto |
въ́лчите vǎ́lčite |
| definite (object form) |
въ́лчия vǎ́lčija | |||
Derived terms
- въ́лчи гла́д (vǎ́lči glád)