снегар
Bulgarian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *sněgarъ. By surface analysis, сняг (snjag, “snow”) + -ар (-ar).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [snɛˈɡar]
Noun
снега́р • (snegár) m (diminutive снега́рче) (dialectal)
- (literally) affiliated to snow
- epithet of a resident bird (a bird that stays year-round in the same climate zone, including during winter)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | снега́р snegár |
снега́ри snegári |
| definite (subject form) |
снега́рът snegárǎt |
снега́рите snegárite |
| definite (object form) |
снега́ра snegára | |
| count form | — | снега́ра snegára |
| vocative form | снега́ре snegáre |
снега́ри snegári |
References
- Nayden Gerov; Тодор Панчев (1904), “снѣга́ръ”, in Рѣчникъ на Блъгарскꙑй язꙑкъ. Съ тлъкувание рѣчи-тꙑ на Блъгарскꙑ и на Русскꙑ. [Dictionary of the Bulgarian language][1] (in Bulgarian), volume 5, Plovdiv: Дружествена печꙗтница "Съгласие.", page 215
- Todorov, T. A., Racheva, M., editors (2010), “снегар”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 7 (слòво – теря̀свам), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 240