кефал
Bulgarian
Etymology
Borrowed from Greek κέφαλος (kéfalos, “mullet; gray mullet”), from Ancient Greek κέφᾰλος (képhălos, “grey mullet”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gʰébʰōl (“head”).
Cognates include Turkish kefal, Russian кефа́ль (kefálʹ), Albanian qefull and Romanian chefal.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [kɛˈfaɫ]
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -aɫ
- Hyphenation(key): ке‧фал
Noun
кефа́л • (kefál) m (diminutive кефа́лче)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | кефа́л kefál |
кефа́ли kefáli |
| definite (subject form) |
кефа́лът kefálǎt |
кефа́лите kefálite |
| definite (object form) |
кефа́ла kefála | |
| count form | — | кефа́ла kefála |
References
- “кефал”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
- “кефал”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
- Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1979), “кефал”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 2 (и – крепя̀), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, page 346