водно конче
Bulgarian
Etymology
From во́ден (vóden, “aquatic”) + ко́нче (kónče, “horsie, mare”) (diminutive). Compare similar terms in Macedonian вилино коњче (vilino konjče), Serbo-Croatian вилин коњиц (literally: spirit-horsie).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈvɔdno ˈkɔnt͡ʃɛ]
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Noun
во́дно ко́нче • (vódno kónče) n
- dragonfly (predetory insect of order Odonata, typically in family Anisoptera)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | во́дно ко́нче vódno kónče |
во́дни ко́нчета vódni kónčeta |
| definite | во́дното ко́нче vódnoto kónče |
во́дните ко́нчета vódnite kónčeta |
Hyponyms
- равнокри́ло во́дно ко́нче (ravnokrílo vódno kónče, “damselfly, suborder Zygoptera”) (literally: even-winged aquatic horse)
- разнокри́ло во́дно ко́нче (raznokrílo vódno kónče, “dragonfly, infraorder Anisoptera”) (literally: split-winged aquatic horse)
Related terms
- мо́рско ко́нче (mórsko kónče, “seahorse”) (type of fish)
- водни́к m (vodník), водни́ца f (vodníca, “water spirit, nixie”) (associated with dragonflies in folklore)
References
- “водно конче”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014