мечкар

Bulgarian

Etymology

By surface analysis, ме́чка (méčka, “bear”) +‎ -ар (-ar, “-er”).

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [mɛt͡ʃˈkar]
  • Hyphenation(key): меч‧кар
  • Rhymes: -ar
  • Audio (Standard Bulgarian):(file)

Noun

мечка́р • (mečkár) m (feminine мечка́рка, relational adjective мечка́рски, diminutive мечка́рче)

  1. Someone who entertains others using a tamed bear. A bear tamer.
    Synonyms: айда́р (ajdár), айджи́я (ajdžíja)

Declension

Declension of мечка́р
singular plural
indefinite мечка́р
mečkár 		мечка́ри
mečkári
definite
(subject form) 		мечка́рят
mečkárjat 		мечка́рите
mečkárite
definite
(object form) 		мечка́ря
mečkárja
count form — мечка́ря
mečkárja
vocative form мечка́рю
mečkárju 		мечка́ри
mečkári

References

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