сова

bg-noun

со́ва • (sóva) f (relational adjective со́вов)

со́ва (canonical)
sóva (romanization)
со́вов (adjective relational)
со́ва (indefinite singular)
со́ви (indefinite plural)
со́вата (definite singular)
со́вите (definite plural)
со́во (singular vocative)
со́ви (plural vocative)

From Proto-Slavic *sova, possibly of onomatopoeic origin distantly related to English howl.

сова́лка

со́вам (sóvam, “to shove, to shuttle”) (dialectal, possibly cognate)


ястреб

я́стреб • (jástreb) m (relational adjective я́стребов)

я́стреб (canonical)
jástreb (romanization)
я́стребов (adjective relational)
я́стреб (indefinite singular)
я́стреби (indefinite plural)
я́стребът (definite singular subjective)
я́стребите (definite plural subjective)
я́стреба (definite objective singular)
я́стребите (definite objective plural)
я́стреба (count-form plural)
я́стребе (singular vocative)
я́стреби (plural vocative)

bg-ndecl

я́стреб<(v)>

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

hawk, accipiter (bird of family Accipitridae)


орел

bg-noun

оре́л • (orél) m (feminine орли́ца, relational adjective орло́в, diminutive орле́)

оре́л (canonical)
orél (romanization)
орли́ца (feminine)
орло́в (adjective relational)
орле́ (diminutive)
оре́л (indefinite singular)
орли́ (indefinite plural)
оре́лът (definite singular subjective)
орли́те (definite plural subjective)
оре́ла (definite objective singular)
орли́те (definite objective plural)
оре́ла (count-form plural)
о́рльо (singular vocative)
орли́ (plural vocative)

bg-ndecl

оре́л<*/voc:о́рльо>

From Proto-Slavic *orьlъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *arélis, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃érō.

ска́лен оре́л

белогла́в оре́л

bald eagle (literally, “white-headed eagle”)


сокол

bg-noun

соко́л • (sokól) m (feminine соко́лица, relational adjective соко́лов, diminutive соко́лче or со́кле)

соко́л (canonical)
sokól (romanization)
соко́лица (feminine)
соко́лов (adjective relational)
соко́лче (diminutive)
со́кле (diminutive)
соко́л (indefinite singular)
соко́ли (indefinite plural)
соко́лът (definite singular subjective)
соко́лите (definite plural subjective)
соко́ла (definite objective singular)
соко́лите (definite objective plural)
соко́ла (count-form plural)


бухал

бу́хал (canonical)
búhal (romanization)
бу́хльо (diminutive)
бу́хал (indefinite singular)
бу́хали (indefinite plural)
бу́халът (definite singular subjective)
бу́халите (definite plural subjective)
бу́хала (definite objective singular)
бу́халите (definite objective plural)
бу́хала (count-form plural)
бу́хале (singular vocative)
бу́хали (plural vocative)

From бу́хам (búham, “to hoot”) + -ал (-al), with the same suffix as Bulgarian чу́хал (čúhal, “scops owl”).


грабливец

грабли́вец • (grablívec) m

грабли́вец (canonical)
grablívec (romanization)
грабли́вец (indefinite singular)
грабли́вци (indefinite plural)
грабли́вецът (definite singular subjective)
грабли́вците (definite plural subjective)
грабли́веца (definite objective singular)
грабли́вците (definite objective plural)
грабли́вецо (singular vocative)
грабли́вци (plural vocative)

bg-ndecl

грабли́вец<(*h)>

грабли́в (grablív, “grabby, rapacious”) + -ец (-ec)

affix

bg:Грабливи птици


чухал

bg-noun

чу́хал • (čúhal) m

чу́хал (canonical)
čúhal (romanization)
чу́хал (indefinite singular)
чу́хали (indefinite plural)
чу́халът (definite singular subjective)
чу́халите (definite plural subjective)
чу́хала (definite objective singular)
чу́халите (definite objective plural)
чу́хала (count-form plural)
чу́хале (singular vocative)
чу́хали (plural vocative)

Of onomatopoeic origin, from чу́хам (čúham, “to choo, to screech”) (dialectal) + -ал (-al), with the same suffix as Bulgarian бу́хал (búhal, “eagle owl”).

affix

чу́ловка

чу́ла f (čúla), чуло́ n (čuló, “owlet”) (dialectal)


кобец

bg-noun

кобе́ц • (kobéc) m

кобе́ц (canonical)
kobéc (romanization)
кобе́ц (indefinite singular)
кобци́ (indefinite plural)
кобе́цът (definite singular subjective)
кобци́те (definite plural subjective)
кобе́ца (definite objective singular)
кобци́те (definite objective plural)
кобе́ца (count-form plural)
кобе́цо (singular vocative)
кобци́ (plural vocative)

bg-ndecl

кобе́ц<*(v)>

From Proto-Slavic *kobьcь (“small bird of prey”). Akin to English hawk.


каня

bg-noun

ка́ня • (kánja) f

ка́ня (canonical)
kánja (romanization)
ка́ня (indefinite singular)
ка́ни (indefinite plural)
ка́нята (definite singular)
ка́ните (definite plural)
ка́ньо (singular vocative)
ка́ни (plural vocative)

From Proto-Slavic *kaňa, probably of onomatopoeic origin akin to Bulgarian ча́йка (čájka, “seagull”). Compare English hen, French canard (“drake”) from Proto-Indo-European *kan- (“to sing”).


крагуй

крагу́й • (kragúj) m

крагу́й (canonical)
kragúj (romanization)
крагу́й (indefinite singular)
крагу́и (indefinite plural)
крагу́ят (definite singular subjective)
крагу́ите (definite plural subjective)
крагу́я (definite objective singular)
крагу́ите (definite objective plural)
крагу́я (count-form plural)

From Proto-Slavic *korgujь, *korguľь, cognate with Serbo-Croatian кра̀гӯј, крагу́јац, Slovene kragúlj, dialectal Ukrainian крагу́й (krahúj), кря́гулець (krjáhulecʹ), крогуле́ць (krohulécʹ) (probably borrowed from Polish), Polish krogulec, Czech krahujec, Slovak krahulec. Either onomatopoeic or of Oghur origin (itself possibly borrowed from an Iranian source). In the later case, probably akin to Hungarian karvaly (“sparrowhawk”), Chuvash хӗрхи (hĕrh̬i, “falcon”), Kyrgyz кыргый (kırgıy, “sparrowhawk”), and more distantly to Persian کرکس (kargas, “vulture”).

(dialectal) falcon, merlin (bird of genus Falco)


улулица

улули́ца • (ululíca) f

улули́ца (canonical)
ululíca (romanization)
улули́ца (indefinite singular)
улули́ци (indefinite plural)
улули́цата (definite singular)
улули́ците (definite plural)
улули́це (singular vocative)
улули́ци (plural vocative)

bg-ndecl

улули́ца<(v)>


кукумявка

bg-noun

кукумя́вка • (kukumjávka) f

кукумя́вка (canonical)
kukumjávka (romanization)
кукумя́вка (indefinite singular)
кукумя́вки (indefinite plural)
кукумя́вката (definite singular)
кукумя́вките (definite plural)
кукумя́вко (singular vocative)
кукумя́вки (plural vocative)

bg-ndecl

кукумя́вка<(v)>

Of onomatopoeic origin from the call ку-ку (ku-ku, “choo-choo”).

little owl (bird of genus Athene), screech owl (bird of genus Megascops)


картал

bg-noun

карта́л • (kartál) m

карта́л (canonical)
kartál (romanization)
карта́л (indefinite singular)
карта́ли (indefinite plural)
карта́лът (definite singular subjective)
карта́лите (definite plural subjective)
карта́ла (definite objective singular)
карта́лите (definite objective plural)
карта́ла (count-form plural)
карта́ле (singular vocative)
карта́ли (plural vocative)

bg-ndecl

карта́л<(v)>

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish كارتال (“large bird of prey”) (whence Turkish kartal (“eagle”)).


лешояд

bg-noun

лешоя́д • (lešojád) m (relational adjective лешоя́ден)

лешоя́д (canonical)
lešojád (romanization)
лешоя́ден (adjective relational)
лешоя́д (indefinite singular)
лешоя́ди (indefinite plural)
лешоя́дът (definite singular subjective)
лешоя́дите (definite plural subjective)
лешоя́да (definite objective singular)
лешоя́дите (definite objective plural)
лешоя́да (count-form plural)
лешоя́де (singular vocative)
лешоя́ди (plural vocative)

bg-ndecl

лешоя́д<(v)>

From леш (leš, “carrion”) + -о- (-o-) + яд (jad, “eater”), with specialization of meaning specifically to birds scavengers. Compare Macedonian лешинар (lešinar, “vulture”), Serbo-Croatian лѐшина̄р (“vulture”).


граблива птица

bg-noun

грабли́вa пти́ца

грабли́вa пти́ца • (grablíva ptíca) f

грабли́вa пти́ца (canonical)
grablíva ptíca (romanization)
грабли́вa пти́ца (indefinite singular)
грабли́вaи пти́ци (indefinite plural)
грабли́вaият пти́ца (definite singular subjective)
грабли́вaите пти́ци (definite plural subjective)
грабли́вaия пти́ца (definite objective singular)
грабли́вaите пти́ци (definite objective plural)

bg-ndecl

грабли́вa<#> пти́ца<>

LL-Q7918 (bul)-Kiril kovachev-граблива птица.wav

грабли́в (grablív, “grabbing, stealing”) + пти́ца (ptíca, “bird”)

compound

bg:Грабливи птици


мишелов

bg-noun

мишело́в • (mišelóv) m (relational adjective мишело́вен)

мишело́в (canonical)
mišelóv (romanization)
мишело́вен (adjective relational)
мишело́в (indefinite singular)
мишело́ви (indefinite plural)
мишело́вът (definite singular subjective)
мишело́вите (definite plural subjective)
мишело́ва (definite objective singular)
мишело́вите (definite objective plural)
мишело́ва (count-form plural)
мишело́ве (singular vocative)
мишело́ви (plural vocative)

bg-ndecl

мишело́в<(v)>

миш (miš, “mouse”) (outdated) + -е- (-e-) + лов (lov, “hunt”)


доган

bg-noun

дога́н • (dogán) m

дога́н (canonical)
dogán (romanization)
дога́н (indefinite singular)
дога́ни (indefinite plural)
дога́нът (definite singular subjective)
дога́ните (definite plural subjective)
дога́на (definite objective singular)
дога́ните (definite objective plural)
дога́на (count-form plural)
дога́не (singular vocative)
дога́ни (plural vocative)

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish دوگان (whence Turkish doğan).


буляк

бу́ляк • (búljak) m

бу́ляк (canonical)
búljak (romanization)
бу́ляк (indefinite singular)
бу́ляци (indefinite plural)
бу́лякът (definite singular subjective)
бу́ляците (definite plural subjective)
бу́ляка (definite objective singular)
бу́ляците (definite objective plural)
бу́ляка (count-form plural)
бу́ляко (singular vocative)
бу́ляци (plural vocative)

Of onomatopoeic origin, from бу́я (búja, “to swell, to blow”) + -як (-jak).


птица секретар

bg-noun

пти́ца секрета́р

пти́ца секрета́р • (ptíca sekretár) f

пти́ца секрета́р (canonical)
ptíca sekretár (romanization)
пти́ца секрета́р (indefinite singular)
пти́ци секрета́ри (indefinite plural)
пти́цата секрета́рят (definite singular subjective)
пти́ците секрета́рите (definite plural subjective)
пти́цата секрета́ря (definite objective singular)
пти́ците секрета́рите (definite objective plural)
секрета́ря (count-form plural)
пти́це секрета́рю (singular vocative)
пти́ци секрета́ри (plural vocative)

bg-ndecl

пти́ца<(v)> секрета́р<(v)>

From пти́ца (ptíca, “bird”) + секрета́р (sekretár, “secretary”), a corruption of Arabic صَقْر (ṣaqr, “bird of prey”).

compound

secretary bird (predatory bird of genus Sagittarius)