скакалец
Bulgarian
Etymology
ска́чам (skáčam, “to jump, to hop”) + -алец (-alec).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [skɐkɐˈlɛt͡s]
Noun
скакале́ц • (skakaléc) m
- grasshopper, locust (orthopteran insect of genus Locusta)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | скакале́ц skakaléc |
скакалци́ skakalcí |
| definite (subject form) |
скакале́цът skakalécǎt |
скакалци́те skakalcíte |
| definite (object form) |
скакале́ца skakaléca | |
| count form | — | скакале́ца skakaléca |
| vocative form | скакале́цо skakaléco |
скакалци́ skakalcí |
Alternative forms
- скакуле́ц (skakuléc), скокуле́ц (skokuléc) — dialectal
Hyponyms
- по́лски скакале́ц (pólski skakaléc, “swarming grasshopper, family Acrididae”) (literally: field grasshopper)
- го́рски скакале́ц (górski skakaléc, “bush cricket, genus Isophya”) (literally: forest grasshopper)
- зеле́н скакале́ц (zelén skakaléc, “green bush cricket, genus Tettigonia”) (literally: green grasshopper)
Related terms
- скача́ч (skačáč, “jumper”)
- скокливе́ц (skoklivéc, “springer”)
References
- “скакалец”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
- “скакалец”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
Macedonian
Etymology
See скакулец (skakulec).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈskakalɛt͡s]
Noun
скакалец • (skakalec) m (plural скакалци)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | скакалец (skakalec) | скакалци (skakalci) |
| definite unspecified | скакалецот (skakalecot) | скакалците (skakalcite) |
| definite proximal | скакалецов (skakalecov) | скакалциве (skakalcive) |
| definite distal | скакалецон (skakalecon) | скакалцине (skakalcine) |
| vocative | скакалецу (skakalecu) | скакалци (skakalci) |
| count form | — | скакалеца (skakaleca) |
Related terms
- скака impf (skaka) (dialectal)