лефер

Bulgarian

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish لوفر (lüfer), from Greek λουφάρι (loufári). Compare Turkish lüfer and Russian луфарь (lufarʹ).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [lɛˈfɛr]
  • Hyphenation: ле‧фер

Noun

лефе́р • (leférm

  1. bluefish (Pomatomus saltatrix)

Declension

Declension of лефе́р
singular plural
indefinite лефе́р
lefér
лефе́ри
leféri
definite
(subject form)
лефе́рът
leférǎt
лефе́рите
leférite
definite
(object form)
лефе́ра
leféra
count form лефе́ра
leféra

References

  • лефер”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • лефер”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
  • Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1986), “лефер”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 3 (крес¹ – мѝнго¹), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, page 377

Anagrams

  • релеф (relef)