заек
Bulgarian
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *zajęcь. Dialectally, also encountered as зо́як (zójak), зо́ек (zóek), зàец (zàec), зȃк (zȃk).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈzaɛk]
Audio: (file)
Noun
за́ек • (záek) m (feminine за́йка, relational adjective за́ешки, diminutive за́йче)
- rabbit (mammal) (usually a male one)
- hare (mammal) (usually a male one)
- (slang) raw recruit, rookie, fresher, freshman
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | за́ек záek |
за́йци zájci |
| definite (subject form) |
за́екът záekǎt |
за́йците zájcite |
| definite (object form) |
за́ека záeka | |
| count form | — | за́ека záeka |
| vocative form | за́еко záeko |
за́йци zájci |
References
- “заек”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
- Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “заек”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 587
- Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “зоек”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 652
Russian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈza(j)ɪk]
Noun
за́ек • (zájek) m anim pl or f anim pl
- genitive/accusative plural of за́йка (zájka)