чижка

Bulgarian

Etymology

Of onomatopoeic origin, from the call чи-чи (či-či). Alternatively, from Proto-Slavic *čižь.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈt͡ʃiʃkɐ]

Noun

чи́жка • (čížka) f

  1. (dialectal) type of finch (songbird of genus Carduelis)
    Synonym: скати́я (skatíja)

Declension

Declension of чи́жка
singular plural
indefinite чи́жка
čížka 		чи́жки
čížki
definite чи́жката
čížkata 		чи́жките
čížkite
vocative form чи́жко
čížko 		чи́жки
čížki

References

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