гривяк
Bulgarian
Alternative forms
- гри́век (grívek)
Etymology
From гри́ва (gríva, “ruff”) + -як (-jak). Per the Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary, some related bird names display a blending of гри́ва (gríva) and грив (griv, “gray”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈɡrivʲɐk]
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation(key): гри‧вяк
Noun
гри́вяк • (grívjak) m (feminine гри́вица)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | гри́вяк grívjak |
гри́вяци grívjaci |
| definite (subject form) |
гри́вякът grívjakǎt |
гри́вяците grívjacite |
| definite (object form) |
гри́вяка grívjaka | |
| count form | — | гри́вяка grívjaka |
Related terms
- грива́р (grivár)
- гри́веч (gríveč)
References
- “гривяк”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
- “гривяк”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
- Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “грива; гривяк”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 281.