гав
Bulgarian
Etymology
Onomatopoeic, from Proto-Slavic *gavъ. Compare Latin gāvia (“type of bird”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ɡaf]
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Noun
гав • (gav) m
- (dialectal) bird's cawing cry (typically of crows)
- (dialectal) beast's roar (typically of carnivora)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | гав gav |
га́вове gávove |
| definite (subject form) |
га́вът gávǎt |
га́вовете gávovete |
| definite (object form) |
га́ва gáva | |
| count form | — | га́ва gáva |
Derived terms
- гав-гав (gav-gav, “caw-caw”)
- га́вкам (gávkam, “to bark, to caw”)
- га́вка (gávka, “crow, rook; stupid girl”) (dialectal)
Related terms
Further reading
- Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “га́вка”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 221