язовец

Bulgarian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *jаzvьсь. Morphologically formed as яз (jaz, “dike, trench, weir”) (dialectal) +‎ -овец (-ovec), apparently referring to the ditching abilities of badgers.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈja̟zovɛt͡s]

Noun

я́зовец • (jázovec) m

  1. badger (mammal of order Mustelidae)

Declension

Declension of я́зовец
singular plural
indefinite я́зовец
jázovec 		я́зовци
jázovci
definite
(subject form) 		я́зовецът
jázovecǎt 		я́зовците
jázovcite
definite
(object form) 		я́зовеца
jázoveca
count form — я́зовеца
jázoveca
vocative form я́зовецо
jázoveco 		я́зовци
jázovci

References

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