ястреб

Bulgarian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *àstrę̄bъ, literally meaning swiftwing. Cognate with Latin accipiter (hawk).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈja̟strɛp]

Noun

я́стреб • (jástrebm (relational adjective я́стребов)

  1. hawk, accipiter (bird of family Accipitridae)

Declension

Declension of я́стреб
singular plural
indefinite я́стреб
jástreb
я́стреби
jástrebi
definite
(subject form)
я́стребът
jástrebǎt
я́стребите
jástrebite
definite
(object form)
я́стреба
jástreba
count form я́стреба
jástreba
vocative form я́стребе
jástrebe
я́стреби
jástrebi

Hyponyms

  • керкене́з (kerkenéz, kestrel)
  • гера́к (gerák, goshawk)

References

  • ястреб”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • ястреб”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
  • ястреб”, in Български тълковен речник [Bulgarian Explanatory Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), fourth edition, Sofia: Nauka i Izkustvo, 2005, page 1093

Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *àstrę̄bъ.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈjastrʲɪp]
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

я́стреб • (jástrebm inan (genitive я́стреба, nominative plural ястреба́ or я́стребы, genitive plural ястребо́в or я́стребов)

  1. hawk (a predatory bird)
  2. (politics) hawk, warmonger
  3. Yastreb (Soviet space suit)

Declension

Note: stress variants of plural are equal in meaning.

Antonyms