кракал
Bulgarian
Etymology
Probably of onomatopoeic origin, related to кра́кам (krákam, “to croak, to clatter”), крако́тя (krakótja, “to cackle”) + -ал (-al).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈkrakɐɫ]
Noun
кра́кал • (krákal) m
- (dialectal) great egret (Egretta alba)
- Synonyms: бя́ла ча́пла (bjála čápla), бял риба́р (bjal ribár), (dialectal) креа́л (kreál)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | кра́кал krákal |
кра́кали krákali |
| definite (subject form) |
кра́калът krákalǎt |
кра́калите krákalite |
| definite (object form) |
кра́кала krákala | |
| count form | — | кра́кала krákala |
| vocative form | кра́кале krákale |
кра́кали krákali |
Related terms
- кроко́н (krokón, “raven”) (dialectal)
- кря́чка (krjáčka, “shrike”) (dialectal)
- кра́я (krája), кре́я (kréja, “type of seabird: gannet, cormorant”) (dialectal)
References
- Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1979), “кракал”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 2 (и – крепя̀), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, page 712