гмуркач
Bulgarian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ɡmorˈkat͡ʃ]
Audio: (file)
Etymology 1
From гму́ркам се (gmúrkam se, “to dive”) + -ач (-ač).
Noun
гмурка́ч • (gmurkáč) m (feminine гмурка́чка)
- diver, merger (person or animal)
- male scuba diver
- Synonym: гмуре́ц (gmuréc)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | гмурка́ч gmurkáč |
гмурка́чи gmurkáči |
| definite (subject form) |
гмурка́чът gmurkáčǎt |
гмурка́чите gmurkáčite |
| definite (object form) |
гмурка́ча gmurkáča | |
| count form | — | гмурка́ча gmurkáča |
| vocative form | гмурка́чо gmurkáčo |
гмурка́чи gmurkáči |
References
- “гмуркач”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
- “гмуркач”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
Etymology 2
Via semantic narrowing of Etymology 1.
Noun
гмурка́ч • (gmurkáč) m (feminine гмурка́чков)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | гмурка́ч gmurkáč |
гмурка́чи gmurkáči |
| definite (subject form) |
гмурка́чът gmurkáčǎt |
гмурка́чите gmurkáčite |
| definite (object form) |
гмурка́ча gmurkáča | |
| count form | — | гмурка́ча gmurkáča |
| vocative form | гмурка́чо gmurkáčo |
гмурка́чи gmurkáči |
See also
- нире́ц (niréc, “merger”) (bird)
- потапни́ца (potapníca, “pochard”) (bird)