собол
Bulgarian
Etymology
Ultimately from Proto-Slavic *sobolъ, *sobolь, possibly via Russian со́боль (sóbolʹ, “sable”), as Russia was the main exporter of sable pelt during the Middle Ages. Originally may have referred to any “small mammal with hazel or fawn fur”, based on the apparent kinship to dialectal соболе́ц (soboléc, “ground squirel”), Romanian șobolan (“rat”).
The Slavic etymon is sometimes considered a Eurasian wanderwort, a doublet of Turkish-Persian borrowing саму́р (samúr) (ultimately from Middle Persian smwl).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [soˈbɔɫ]
Noun
собо́л • (soból) m (relational adjective собо́лев)
- (obsolescent) small mustelid (member of family Mustelidae)
- Synonym: (dialectal) ла́сица (lásica)
- ⇒ го́рски собо́л (górski soból, “sable (Mustela zibellina)”)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | собо́л soból |
собо́ли sobóli |
| definite (subject form) |
собо́лът sobólǎt |
собо́лите sobólite |
| definite (object form) |
собо́ла sobóla | |
| count form | — | собо́ла sobóla |
| vocative form | собо́ле sobóle |
собо́ли sobóli |
Related terms
- соболе́ц (soboléc, “ground squirrel”) (dialectal)
References
- Todorov, T. A., Racheva, M., editors (2010), “собол”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 7 (слòво – теря̀свам), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 266