книга

bg-noun

кни́га • (kníga) f (relational adjective кни́жен, diminutive кни́жка or книжле́)

кни́га (canonical)
kníga (romanization)
кни́жен (adjective relational)
кни́жка (diminutive)
книжле́ (diminutive)
кни́га (indefinite singular)
кни́ги (indefinite plural)
кни́гата (definite singular)
кни́гите (definite plural)
кни́го (singular vocative)
кни́ги (plural vocative)


речник

ре́чник • (réčnik) m

ре́чник (canonical)
réčnik (romanization)
ре́чник (indefinite singular)
ре́чници (indefinite plural)
ре́чникът (definite singular subjective)
ре́чниците (definite plural subjective)
ре́чника (definite objective singular)
ре́чниците (definite objective plural)
ре́чника (count-form plural)
ре́чнико (singular vocative)
ре́чници (plural vocative)

bg-ndecl

ре́чник<(v)>


звезда

bg-noun

звезда́ • (zvezdá) f (relational adjective зве́зден, diminutive звезди́ца)

звезда́ (canonical)
zvezdá (romanization)
зве́зден (adjective relational)
звезди́ца (diminutive)
звезда́ (indefinite singular)
звезди́ (indefinite plural)
звезда́та (definite singular)
звезди́те (definite plural)
зве́здо (singular vocative)
звезди́ (plural vocative)

bg-ndecl

звезда́<(v)>

Inherited from Old Church Slavonic звѣзда (zvězda), from Proto-Slavic *gvězda, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *źwaisdā́ˀ, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰwoysdʰ-.


дракон

bg-noun

дра́коновски

дра́кон • (drákon) m (relational adjective дра́конов or дра́коновски)

дра́кон (canonical)
drákon (romanization)
дра́конов (adjective relational)
дра́коновски (adjective relational)
дра́кон (indefinite singular)
дра́кони (indefinite plural)
дра́конът (definite singular subjective)
дра́коните (definite plural subjective)
дра́кона (definite objective singular)
дра́коните (definite objective plural)
дра́кона (count-form plural)
дра́коне (singular vocative)
дра́кони (plural vocative)

bg-ndecl

дра́кон<(v)>

Borrowed from Ancient Greek δρᾰ́κων (drákōn).


номер

bg-noun

но́мер • (nómer) m

но́мер (canonical)
nómer (romanization)
но́мер (indefinite singular)
номера́ (indefinite plural)
но́мерът (definite singular subjective)
номера́та (definite plural subjective)
но́мера (definite objective singular)
номера́та (definite objective plural)
но́мера (count-form plural)

Borrowed from Russian но́мер (nómer). See there for more.


библиотека

библиоте́чен

библиоте́ка • (bibliotéka) f (relational adjective библиоте́чен)

библиоте́ка (canonical)
bibliotéka (romanization)
библиоте́чен (adjective relational)
библиоте́ка (indefinite singular)
библиоте́ки (indefinite plural)
библиоте́ката (definite singular)
библиоте́ките (definite plural)

bg-ndecl

библиоте́ка<>


герой

bg-noun

геро́й • (gerój) m (feminine герои́ня, relational adjective геро́йски or герои́чески)

геро́й (canonical)
gerój (romanization)
герои́ня (feminine)
геро́йски (adjective relational)
герои́чески (adjective relational)
геро́й (indefinite singular)
геро́и (indefinite plural)
геро́ят (definite singular subjective)
геро́ите (definite plural subjective)
геро́я (definite objective singular)
геро́ите (definite objective plural)
геро́ю (singular vocative)
геро́йо (singular vocative)
геро́и (plural vocative)

bg-ndecl

геро́й<(h)/voc:+:геро́йо>

гла́вен геро́й

(literature) male character, male being involved in the action of a story


вид

bg-noun

вид • (vid) m (relational adjective ви́дов)

vid (romanization)
ви́дов (adjective relational)
вид (indefinite singular)
ви́дове (indefinite plural)
видъ́т (definite singular subjective)
ви́довете (definite plural subjective)
вида́ (definite objective singular)
ви́довете (definite objective plural)
ви́да (count-form plural)

From sense 1 as a calque of Ancient Greek εἶδος (eîdos, “species”), a cognate with the Bulgarian word, or respectively Latin speciēs (“appearance”).


кино

ки́но • (kíno) n

ки́но (canonical)
kíno (romanization)
ки́но (indefinite singular)
кина́ (indefinite plural)
ки́ното (definite singular)
кина́та (definite plural)


животопис

животопи́с • (životopís) m

животопи́с (canonical)
životopís (romanization)
животопи́с (indefinite singular)
животопи́си (indefinite plural)
животопи́сът (definite singular subjective)
животопи́сите (definite plural subjective)
животопи́са (definite objective singular)
животопи́сите (definite objective plural)
животопи́са (count-form plural)

bg-ndecl

животопи́с<>

From живот (život, “life”) and the Slavic stem пис (-graphy).


лице

bg-noun

лице́ • (licé) n (relational adjective ли́цев)

лице́ (canonical)
licé (romanization)
ли́цев (adjective relational)
лице́ (indefinite singular)
лица́ (indefinite plural)
лице́то (definite singular)
лица́та (definite plural)

действащи лица (в пиеса) ― dejstvašti lica (v piesa) ― dramatis personae, characters

(literature) character (a being involved in the action of a story)


алманах

алмана́х • (almanáh) m

алмана́х (canonical)
almanáh (romanization)
алмана́х (indefinite singular)
алмана́си (indefinite plural)
алмана́хът (definite singular subjective)
алмана́сите (definite plural subjective)
алмана́ха (definite objective singular)
алмана́сите (definite objective plural)
алмана́ха (count-form plural)


сонет

соне́т • (sonét) m

соне́т (canonical)
sonét (romanization)
соне́т (indefinite singular)
соне́ти (indefinite plural)
соне́тът (definite singular subjective)
соне́тите (definite plural subjective)
соне́та (definite objective singular)
соне́тите (definite objective plural)
соне́та (count-form plural)


гуляй

гуля́й • (guljáj) m

гуля́й (canonical)
guljáj (romanization)
гуля́й (indefinite singular)
гуля́и (indefinite plural)
гуля́ят (definite singular subjective)
гуля́ите (definite plural subjective)
гуля́я (definite objective singular)
гуля́ите (definite objective plural)
гуля́я (count-form plural)

From Proto-Slavic *guľajь. Morphologically, from гуля́я (guljája, “to feast”) + -яй (-jaj).

affix

feast, spree, revelry, binge, blow-out, jamboree, randan, drinking-bout, drinking-party, carousal


забава

bg-noun

заба́ва • (zabáva) f (relational adjective заба́вен)

заба́ва (canonical)
zabáva (romanization)
заба́вен (adjective relational)
заба́ва (indefinite singular)
заба́ви (indefinite plural)
заба́вата (definite singular)
заба́вите (definite plural)

entertainment, party, social, social evening


бисер

би́сер • (bíser) m (relational adjective би́серен or би́серов)

би́сер (canonical)
bíser (romanization)
би́серен (adjective relational)
би́серов (adjective relational)
би́сер (indefinite singular)
би́сери (indefinite plural)
би́серът (definite singular subjective)
би́серите (definite plural subjective)
би́сера (definite objective singular)
би́серите (definite objective plural)
би́сера (count-form plural)

From Bulgar, from Arabic بُسْر (busr, “unripe dates”) from the root ب س ر (b-s-r) related to things being early, so applied to pearls because unripe dates can have some tactile and optical properties similar to pearls.

(colloquial) quip (something silly but humorous and memorable that a person has said)


змей

змей • (zmej) m (feminine змеи́ца, relational adjective зме́йски)

zmej (romanization)
змеи́ца (feminine)
зме́йски (adjective relational)
змей (indefinite singular)
зме́еве (indefinite plural)
зме́йове (indefinite plural)
зме́ят (definite singular subjective)
зме́евете (definite plural subjective)
зме́йовете (definite plural subjective)
зме́я (definite objective singular)
зме́евете (definite objective plural)
зме́йовете (definite objective plural)
зме́я (count-form plural)
зме́ю (singular vocative)
зме́еве (plural vocative)
зме́йове (plural vocative)

bg-ndecl

змей<(v)+еве+йове>

From Proto-Slavic *zmьjь. The meaning dragon is likely secondary, evolved from an earlier snake, reptile or more generally a creature that dwells on the ground. From the same root as Bulgarian земя́ (zemjá, “earth, ground”) (е-grade), derived through 0-grade ablaut and the suffix -ей (-ej).

cog

змей горя́нин


учебник

bg-noun

уче́бник • (učébnik) m

уче́бник (canonical)
učébnik (romanization)
уче́бник (indefinite singular)
уче́бници (indefinite plural)
уче́бникът (definite singular subjective)
уче́бниците (definite plural subjective)
уче́бника (definite objective singular)
уче́бниците (definite objective plural)
уче́бника (count-form plural)


хипербола

хипе́рбола • (hipérbola) f

хипе́рбола (canonical)
hipérbola (romanization)
хипе́рбола (indefinite singular)
хипе́рболи (indefinite plural)
хипе́рболата (definite singular)
хипе́рболите (definite plural)

bg-ndecl

хипе́рбола<>


феникс

bg-noun

фе́никс • (féniks) m

фе́никс (canonical)
féniks (romanization)
фе́никс (indefinite singular)
фе́никси (indefinite plural)
фе́никсът (definite singular subjective)
фе́никсите (definite plural subjective)
фе́никса (definite objective singular)
фе́никсите (definite objective plural)
фе́никса (count-form plural)
фе́никсе (singular vocative)
фе́никси (plural vocative)

bg-ndecl

фе́никс<(v)>

Ultimately from Latin phoenīx (likely via a Western European language; cf. French phénix), itself from Ancient Greek φοῖνιξ (phoînix).


акт

bg-noun

акт • (akt) m (relational adjective а́ктов)

akt (romanization)
а́ктов (adjective relational)
акт (indefinite singular)
а́ктове (indefinite plural)
а́ктът (definite singular subjective)
а́ктовете (definite plural subjective)
а́кта (definite objective singular)
а́ктовете (definite objective plural)
а́кта (count-form plural)

Ultimately derived from Latin actus, under the influence of German Akt, Russian акт (akt), and French acte.

Е, поне последния акт не беше скучен.

Well, at least the final act wasn't boring.

(archaic, drama) a part of a play or other performance; an act.


виц

vic (romanization)
виц (indefinite singular)
ви́цове (indefinite plural)
ви́цът (definite singular subjective)
ви́цовете (definite plural subjective)
ви́ца (definite objective singular)
ви́цовете (definite objective plural)
ви́ца (count-form plural)


завет

заве́т • (zavét) m

заве́т (canonical)
zavét (romanization)
заве́т (indefinite singular)
заве́ти (indefinite plural)
заве́тът (definite singular subjective)
заве́тите (definite plural subjective)
заве́та (definite objective singular)
заве́тите (definite objective plural)
заве́та (count-form plural)

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *zavětъ, from *větъ (“talk, agreement”).

Ве́тхият/Ста́рият заве́т

Но́вият заве́т


балон

бало́н • (balón) m (relational adjective бало́нен, diminutive бало́нче)

бало́н (canonical)
balón (romanization)
бало́нен (adjective relational)
бало́нче (diminutive)
бало́н (indefinite singular)
бало́ни (indefinite plural)
бало́нът (definite singular subjective)
бало́ните (definite plural subjective)
бало́на (definite objective singular)
бало́ните (definite objective plural)
бало́на (count-form plural)

(sciences) balloon (type of glass or metal vessel used in e.g. chemistry and physics)

balloon (component of certain types of breath alcohol test)


читанка

чита́нка • (čitánka) f

чита́нка (canonical)
čitánka (romanization)
чита́нка (indefinite singular)
чита́нки (indefinite plural)
чита́нката (definite singular)
чита́нките (definite plural)

From чета́ (četá, “to read”) + -анка (-anka).

primary school textbook with literary passages, reader


грифон

грифо́н • (grifón) m (relational adjective грифо́нов)

грифо́н (canonical)
grifón (romanization)
грифо́нов (adjective relational)
грифо́н (indefinite singular)
грифо́ни (indefinite plural)
грифо́нът (definite singular subjective)
грифо́ните (definite plural subjective)
грифо́на (definite objective singular)
грифо́ните (definite objective plural)
грифо́на (count-form plural)

Ultimately from Ancient Greek γρῡ́ψ (grū́ps, “gryps”), morphologically identical to гриф (grif) + -он (-on, augmentative suffix).

affix

griffin, gryphon (mythological creature with head + wings of an eagle and torso of a lion)


ревю

bg-noun

ревю́ • (revjú) n

ревю́ (canonical)
revjú (romanization)
ревю́ (indefinite singular)
ревю́та (indefinite plural)
ревю́то (definite singular)
ревю́тата (definite plural)


списание

списа́ние • (spisánie) n

списа́ние (canonical)
spisánie (romanization)
списа́ние (indefinite singular)
списа́ния (indefinite plural)
списа́нието (definite singular)
списа́нията (definite plural)


шега

шега́ (canonical)
šegá (romanization)
шеги́чка (diminutive)
шега́ (indefinite singular)
шеги́ (indefinite plural)
шега́та (definite singular)
шеги́те (definite plural)

на шега́

joke, jest (something said or done for amusement)


очерк

о́черк • (óčerk) m

о́черк (canonical)
óčerk (romanization)
о́черк (indefinite singular)
о́черци (indefinite plural)
о́черки (indefinite plural)
о́черкът (definite singular subjective)
о́черците (definite plural subjective)
о́черките (definite plural subjective)
о́черка (definite objective singular)
о́черците (definite objective plural)
о́черките (definite objective plural)
о́черка (count-form plural)

bg-ndecl

о́черк</pl:+:о́черки􂀿r􂁀>


имало едно време

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и́мало едно́ вре́ме

и́мало едно́ вре́ме • (ímalo ednó vréme)

и́мало едно́ вре́ме (canonical)
ímalo ednó vréme (romanization)

(used at the beginnings of fairytales) once upon a time


разказ

bg-noun

ра́зказ • (rázkaz) m

ра́зказ (canonical)
rázkaz (romanization)
ра́зказ (indefinite singular)
ра́зкази (indefinite plural)
ра́зказът (definite singular subjective)
ра́зказите (definite plural subjective)
ра́зказа (definite objective singular)
ра́зказите (definite objective plural)
ра́зказа (count-form plural)


ямб

jamb (romanization)
ямб (indefinite singular)
я́мбове (indefinite plural)
я́мби (indefinite plural)
я́мбът (definite singular subjective)
я́мбовете (definite plural subjective)
я́мбите (definite plural subjective)
я́мба (definite objective singular)
я́мбовете (definite objective plural)
я́мбите (definite objective plural)
я́мба (count-form plural)

Ultimately borrowed from Ancient Greek ἴαμβος (íambos).


епос

е́пос • (épos) m

е́пос (canonical)
épos (romanization)
е́пос (indefinite singular)
е́поси (indefinite plural)
е́посът (definite singular subjective)
е́посите (definite plural subjective)
е́поса (definite objective singular)
е́посите (definite objective plural)
е́поса (count-form plural)

Via Russian эпос (epos) and German Epos, from Ancient Greek ἔπος (épos, “word”).


лепир

лепи́р • (lepír) m

лепи́р (canonical)
lepír (romanization)
лепир (indefinite singular)
лепири (indefinite plural)
лепирот (definite singular unspecified)
лепирите (definite plural unspecified)
лепиров (definite proximal singular)
лепириве (definite plural proximal)
лепирон (definite distal singular)
лепирине (definite distal plural)
лепиру (singular vocative)
лепири (plural vocative)
лепира (count-form plural)

Probably from Proto-Slavic *lěpyrь; equivalent to лепя́ (lepjá, “to stick up”) + -ир (-ir). Compare also Serbo-Croatian ле̏птӣр (“butterfly”) (usually thought to be of Greek origin).

ле́пка

sticky-stick; barnacle (crustecian); cleaver (weed)

(dialectal, in Central Bulgaria) vampire


поезия

bg-noun

пое́зия • (poézija) f

пое́зия (canonical)
poézija (romanization)
пое́зия (indefinite singular)
пое́зии (indefinite plural)
пое́зията (definite singular)
пое́зиите (definite plural)

Ultimately from Latin poēsis, from Ancient Greek ποίησις (poíēsis).


антре

антре́ • (antré) n

антре́ (canonical)
antré (romanization)
антре́ (indefinite singular)
антре́та (indefinite plural)
антре́то (definite singular)
антре́тата (definite plural)

(theater, circus) a short comical or satirical dialogue or pantomime displayed before the main event of a circus.


Битие

bg-proper noun

Битие́ • (Bitié) n

(religion) Genesis (book of the Old Testament of the Bible)


вълколак

bg-noun

вълкола́к • (vǎlkolák) m

вълкола́к (canonical)
vǎlkolák (romanization)
вълкола́к (indefinite singular)
вълкола́ци (indefinite plural)
вълкола́кът (definite singular subjective)
вълкола́ците (definite plural subjective)
вълкола́ка (definite objective singular)
вълкола́ците (definite objective plural)
вълкола́ка (count-form plural)

desc

→ Byzantine Greek: βουλκόλαξ (boulkólax, “vampire”)

From Proto-Slavic *vьlkolakъ (“werewolf”).


дублаж

bg-noun

дубла́ж • (dubláž)

дубла́ж (canonical)
dubláž (romanization)
дубла́ж (indefinite singular)
дубла́жи (indefinite plural)
дубла́жът (definite singular subjective)
дубла́жите (definite plural subjective)
дубла́жа (definite objective singular)
дубла́жите (definite objective plural)
дубла́жа (count-form plural)
дубла́же (singular vocative)
дубла́жи (plural vocative)

bg-ndecl

дубла́ж<(v)>


аксесоар

bg-noun

аксесоа́р • (aksesoár) m

аксесоа́р (canonical)
aksesoár (romanization)
аксесоа́р (indefinite singular)
аксесоа́ри (indefinite plural)
аксесоа́рът (definite singular subjective)
аксесоа́рите (definite plural subjective)
аксесоа́ра (definite objective singular)
аксесоа́рите (definite objective plural)
аксесоа́ра (count-form plural)

(theater, uncountable) odds and ends that are part of theater props


кадър

ка́дър • (kádǎr) m

ка́дър (canonical)
kádǎr (romanization)
ка́дър (indefinite singular)
ка́дри (indefinite plural)
ка́дърът (definite singular subjective)
ка́дрите (definite plural subjective)
ка́дъра (definite objective singular)
ка́дрите (definite objective plural)
ка́дъра (count-form plural)

Borrowed from Russian кадр (kadr) or directly from French cadre; from Italian quadro (“framed painting, square”), from Latin quadrum. Doublet of ка́дро (kádro).

der

(cinematography) still (single frame from a film)


кадри

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ка́дри • (kádri)

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

nonlemma

ка́дър кадър#Bulgarian

(photography, film) frames, stills; (by extension) images

indefinite plural of ка́дър (kádǎr)
frames, stills; (by extension) images

ка́дър кадър#Bulgarian

indefinite plural of ка́дър (kádǎr)
(cinematography) scenes, shots

indefinite plural of ка́дър (kádǎr)
scenes, shots


уестърн

bg-noun

уе́стърн • (uéstǎrn) m

уе́стърн (canonical)
uéstǎrn (romanization)
уе́стърн (indefinite singular)
уе́стърни (indefinite plural)
уе́стърнът (definite singular subjective)
уе́стърните (definite plural subjective)
уе́стърна (definite objective singular)
уе́стърните (definite objective plural)
уе́стърна (count-form plural)


върколак

въркола́к • (vǎrkolák) m

въркола́к (canonical)
vǎrkolák (romanization)
въркола́к (indefinite singular)
въркола́ци (indefinite plural)
въркола́кът (definite singular subjective)
въркола́ците (definite plural subjective)
въркола́ка (definite objective singular)
въркола́ците (definite objective plural)
въркола́ка (count-form plural)

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→ Byzantine Greek: βουρκόλακας (bourkólakas, “vampire”, noun)

Greek: βρικόλακας (vrikólakas, “vampire”, noun)

βρικολακιάζω

⇒ Greek: βρικολακιάζω (vrikolakiázo, “to turn into a vampire; to bring up bad memories”, verb)

вълкола́к вълколак#Bulgarian

Alternative form of вълкола́к (vǎlkolák)