медвед
Bulgarian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *medvědь, literally meaning “honey-eater”.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [mɛdˈvɛt]
Noun
медве́д • (medvéd) m (feminine медве́да or медве́дица) (archaic, dialectal)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | медве́д medvéd |
медве́ди medvédi |
| definite (subject form) |
медве́дът medvédǎt |
медве́дите medvédite |
| definite (object form) |
медве́да medvéda | |
| count form | — | медве́да medvéda |
| vocative form | медве́де medvéde |
медве́ди medvédi |
Related terms
- медоя́д (medojád, “honey-eater”)
References
- “медвед”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
- Nayden Gerov (1899) “медвѣ́да (ж.) и медвѣ́дь (м.)”, in Рѣчникъ на Блъгарскꙑй язꙑкъ. Съ тлъкувание рѣчи-тꙑ на Блъгарскꙑ и на Русскꙑ. [Dictionary of the Bulgarian language][1] (in Bulgarian), volume 3, Plovdiv: Дружествена печꙗтница "Съгласие.", page 57
- Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1986), “медвед”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 3 (крес¹ – мѝнго¹), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, page 710
- “медвѣдь”, in Старобългарски речник [Dictionary of Old Bulgarian] (in Bulgarian), https://histdict.uni-sofia.bg, 2011—2025
Serbo-Croatian
Alternative forms
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *medvědь.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mědʋed/
- Hyphenation: мед‧вед
Noun
мѐдвед m anim (Latin spelling mèdved)
- bear (mammal)