прилеп

See also: Прилеп

Bulgarian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *prilěpъ, an agent noun from Bulgarian прилепя́ (prilepjá, “to stick up, to cling”). Named after their ability to roost by clinging to the ceiling of caves or on branches of trees.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈprilɛp]
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Noun

при́леп • (prílep) m (diminutive при́лепче)

  1. bat (flying mammal of order Chiroptera)
    Synonyms: (dialectal) ли́ляк (líljak), (dialectal) лепи́р (lepír), (colloquial) сля́по пи́ле (sljápo píle)
  2. (regional) sticky catchfly (Viscaria vulgaris)
    Synonym: ле́пка (lépka)

Declension

Declension of при́леп
singular plural
indefinite при́леп
prílep 		при́лепи
prílepi
definite
(subject form) 		при́лепът
prílepǎt 		при́лепите
prílepite
definite
(object form) 		при́лепа
prílepa
count form — при́лепа
prílepa
vocative form при́лепе
prílepe 		при́лепи
prílepi

Hyponyms

  • насекомоя́ден при́леп (nasekomojáden prílep, “insectivorous bat (microbat), of suborder Microchiroptera”)
  • плодоя́ден при́леп (plodojáden prílep, “fruit bat (megabat), of suborder Megachiroptera”)
  • приле́пнал (prilépnal, “stuck up, glued towards”)
  • лепи́р (lepír, “bat, vampire”) (dialectal)

References

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