търтей

Bulgarian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *trǫtьjь; equivalent to Proto-Slavic *trǫtъ (“drone”) +‎ -ей (-ej).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈtɤrtɛj]

Noun

тъ́ртей • (tǎ́rtej) m

  1. drone (male bee/wasp)
  2. one that lives on the labours of others, drone, parasite, idler
    Synonyms: готова́н (gotován), лентя́й (lentjáj)

Declension

Declension of тъ́ртей
singular plural
indefinite тъ́ртей
tǎ́rtej 		тъ́ртеи
tǎ́rtei
definite
(subject form) 		тъ́ртеят
tǎ́rtejat 		тъ́ртеите
tǎ́rteite
definite
(object form) 		тъ́ртея
tǎ́rteja
count form — тъ́ртея
tǎ́rteja
vocative form тъ́ртею
tǎ́rteju 		тъ́ртеи
tǎ́rtei

References

  • “търтей”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • “търтей”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
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