соболец
Bulgarian
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *sobolъ, *sobolь + -ец (-ec), apparently akin to obsolescent собол (sobol, “mustalid”) (possibly a Russian borrowing) and Romanian șobolan (“rat”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈsɔbolɛt͡s] or IPA(key): [soboˈlɛt͡s]
Noun
со́болец or соболе́ц • (sóbolec or soboléc) m
- (dialectal) ground squirrel
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | со́болец sóbolec |
со́болци sóbolci |
| definite (subject form) |
со́болецът sóbolecǎt |
со́болците sóbolcite |
| definite (object form) |
со́болеца sóboleca | |
| vocative form | со́болецо sóboleco |
со́болци sóbolci |
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | соболе́ц soboléc |
соболе́ци soboléci |
| definite (subject form) |
соболе́цът sobolécǎt |
соболе́ците sobolécite |
| definite (object form) |
соболе́ца soboléca | |
| count form | — | соболе́ца soboléca |
| vocative form | соболе́цо soboléco |
соболе́ци soboléci |
Related terms
- собо́л (soból, “mustelid”) (obsolescent)
References
- Nayden Gerov, Тодор Панчев (1904) “со́боле́ць”, 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