чавка

Bulgarian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *čavъka, *kavъka.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈt͡ʃa̟fkɐ]

Noun

ча́вка • (čávkaf

  1. jackdaw
    Synonyms: га́рга (gárga), (dialectal) гали́ца (galíca)
  2. grackle

Declension

Declension of ча́вка
singular plural
indefinite ча́вка
čávka
ча́вки
čávki
definite ча́вката
čávkata
ча́вките
čávkite
vocative form ча́вко
čávko
ча́вки
čávki

Alternative forms

  • ка́вка (kávka)dialectal

References

  • чавка”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • чавка”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

Macedonian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *čavъka.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈt͡ʃafka]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: чав‧ка

Noun

ча́вка • (čávkaf (plural ча́вки)

  1. jackdaw

Declension

Declension of чавка
singular plural
indefinite чавка (čavka) чавки (čavki)
definite unspecified чавката (čavkata) чавките (čavkite)
definite proximal чавкава (čavkava) чавкиве (čavkive)
definite distal чавкана (čavkana) чавкине (čavkine)
vocative чавко (čavko) чавки (čavki)

References

  • чавка” in Дигитален речник на македонскиот јазик (Digitalen rečnik na makedonskiot jazik) [Digital dictionary of the Macedonian language] − drmj.eu

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *čavъka.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /t͡ʃâːʋka/
  • Hyphenation: чав‧ка

Noun

ча̑вка f (Latin spelling čȃvka)

  1. jackdaw

Declension

Declension of чавка
singular plural
nominative ча̑вка чавке
genitive чавке ча̑вка̄/ча̑вкӣ
dative ча̑вци/ча̑вки чавкама
accusative чавку чавке
vocative чавко чавке
locative ча̑вци/ча̑вки чавкама
instrumental чавком чавкама

Further reading

  • чавка”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025