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{
"etymology_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "bg",
"2": "sla-pro",
"3": "*zmьjь"
},
"expansion": "Proto-Slavic *zmьjь",
"name": "inh"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "bg",
"2": "земя́",
"3": "",
"4": "earth, ground"
},
"expansion": "Bulgarian земя́ (zemjá, “earth, ground”)",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "bg",
"2": "-ей"
},
"expansion": "-ей (-ej)",
"name": "affix"
}
],
"etymology_text": "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).",
"forms": [
{
"form": "zmej",
"tags": [
"romanization"
]
},
{
"form": "змеи́ца",
"tags": [
"feminine"
]
},
{
"form": "зме́йски",
"tags": [
"adjective",
"relational"
]
},
{
"form": "no-table-tags",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"table-tags"
]
},
{
"form": "bg-ndecl",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"inflection-template"
]
},
{
"form": "змей",
"roman": "zmej",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"indefinite",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "зме́еве",
"roman": "zméeve",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"indefinite",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "зме́йове",
"roman": "zméjove",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"indefinite",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "зме́ят",
"roman": "zméjat",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"definite",
"singular",
"subjective"
]
},
{
"form": "зме́евете",
"roman": "zméevete",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"definite",
"plural",
"subjective"
]
},
{
"form": "зме́йовете",
"roman": "zméjovete",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"definite",
"plural",
"subjective"
]
},
{
"form": "зме́я",
"roman": "zméja",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"definite",
"objective",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "зме́евете",
"roman": "zméevete",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"definite",
"objective",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "зме́йовете",
"roman": "zméjovete",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"definite",
"objective",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "-",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"count-form",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "зме́я",
"roman": "zméja",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"count-form",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "зме́ю",
"roman": "zméju",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"singular",
"vocative"
]
},
{
"form": "зме́еве",
"roman": "zméeve",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"plural",
"vocative"
]
},
{
"form": "зме́йове",
"roman": "zméjove",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"plural",
"vocative"
]
}
],
"head_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "змей",
"2": "m",
"adj": "зме́йски",
"f": "змеи́ца"
},
"expansion": "змей • (zmej) m (feminine змеи́ца, relational adjective зме́йски)",
"name": "bg-noun"
}
],
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{
"args": {
"1": "змей<(v)+еве+йове>"
},
"name": "bg-ndecl"
}
],
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"lang_code": "bg",
"pos": "noun",
"related": [
{
"_dis1": "0 0",
"english": "snake",
"roman": "zmijá",
"word": "змия́"
}
],
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{
"categories": [
{
"_dis": "50 50",
"kind": "other",
"name": "Bulgarian entries with incorrect language header",
"parents": [
"Entries with incorrect language header",
"Entry maintenance"
],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
"_dis": "52 48",
"kind": "other",
"name": "Bulgarian terms suffixed with -ей",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
"_dis": "71 29",
"kind": "topical",
"langcode": "bg",
"name": "Dragons",
"orig": "bg:Dragons",
"parents": [
"Mythological creatures",
"Fantasy",
"Mythology",
"Fiction",
"Speculative fiction",
"Culture",
"Artistic works",
"Genres",
"Society",
"Art",
"Entertainment",
"All topics",
"Fundamental"
],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
"_dis": "50 50",
"kind": "topical",
"langcode": "bg",
"name": "Slavic mythology",
"orig": "bg:Slavic mythology",
"parents": [
"Mythology",
"Culture",
"Society",
"All topics",
"Fundamental"
],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
"_dis": "51 49",
"kind": "topical",
"langcode": "bg",
"name": "Toys",
"orig": "bg:Toys",
"parents": [
"Recreation",
"Human activity",
"Human behaviour",
"Human",
"All topics",
"Fundamental"
],
"source": "w+disamb"
}
],
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{
"english": "mountain dragon",
"roman": "zmej gorjánin",
"text": "змей горя́нин",
"type": "example"
}
],
"glosses": [
"dragon (usually a male one)"
],
"id": "en-змей-bg-noun-sOx36T2Q",
"links": [
[
"dragon",
"dragon"
]
],
"synonyms": [
{
"word": "дра́кон"
}
]
},
{
"categories": [
{
"_dis": "50 50",
"kind": "other",
"name": "Bulgarian entries with incorrect language header",
"parents": [
"Entries with incorrect language header",
"Entry maintenance"
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},
{
"_dis": "52 48",
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"name": "Bulgarian terms suffixed with -ей",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
"_dis": "50 50",
"kind": "topical",
"langcode": "bg",
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"orig": "bg:Slavic mythology",
"parents": [
"Mythology",
"Culture",
"Society",
"All topics",
"Fundamental"
],
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},
{
"_dis": "51 49",
"kind": "topical",
"langcode": "bg",
"name": "Toys",
"orig": "bg:Toys",
"parents": [
"Recreation",
"Human activity",
"Human behaviour",
"Human",
"All topics",
"Fundamental"
],
"source": "w+disamb"
}
],
"glosses": [
"kite"
],
"id": "en-змей-bg-noun-jox9QrRW",
"links": [
[
"kite",
"kite"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(figuratively) kite"
],
"tags": [
"figuratively"
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "[zmɛj]"
},
{
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"text": "Audio"
}
],
"word": "змей"
}
{
"categories": [
"Bulgarian entries with incorrect language header",
"Bulgarian lemmas",
"Bulgarian masculine nouns",
"Bulgarian nouns",
"Bulgarian terms derived from Proto-Slavic",
"Bulgarian terms inherited from Proto-Slavic",
"Bulgarian terms suffixed with -ей",
"Bulgarian terms with IPA pronunciation",
"Bulgarian terms with audio links",
"Bulgarian terms with redundant head parameter",
"bg:Dragons",
"bg:Slavic mythology",
"bg:Toys",
"ru:Dragons",
"ru:People",
"ru:Toys"
],
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"2": "sla-pro",
"3": "*zmьjь"
},
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"name": "inh"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "bg",
"2": "земя́",
"3": "",
"4": "earth, ground"
},
"expansion": "Bulgarian земя́ (zemjá, “earth, ground”)",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "bg",
"2": "-ей"
},
"expansion": "-ей (-ej)",
"name": "affix"
}
],
"etymology_text": "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).",
"forms": [
{
"form": "zmej",
"tags": [
"romanization"
]
},
{
"form": "змеи́ца",
"tags": [
"feminine"
]
},
{
"form": "зме́йски",
"tags": [
"adjective",
"relational"
]
},
{
"form": "no-table-tags",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"table-tags"
]
},
{
"form": "bg-ndecl",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"inflection-template"
]
},
{
"form": "змей",
"roman": "zmej",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"indefinite",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "зме́еве",
"roman": "zméeve",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"indefinite",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "зме́йове",
"roman": "zméjove",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"indefinite",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "зме́ят",
"roman": "zméjat",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"definite",
"singular",
"subjective"
]
},
{
"form": "зме́евете",
"roman": "zméevete",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"definite",
"plural",
"subjective"
]
},
{
"form": "зме́йовете",
"roman": "zméjovete",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"definite",
"plural",
"subjective"
]
},
{
"form": "зме́я",
"roman": "zméja",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"definite",
"objective",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "зме́евете",
"roman": "zméevete",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"definite",
"objective",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "зме́йовете",
"roman": "zméjovete",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"definite",
"objective",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "-",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"count-form",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "зме́я",
"roman": "zméja",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"count-form",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "зме́ю",
"roman": "zméju",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"singular",
"vocative"
]
},
{
"form": "зме́еве",
"roman": "zméeve",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"plural",
"vocative"
]
},
{
"form": "зме́йове",
"roman": "zméjove",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"plural",
"vocative"
]
}
],
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{
"args": {
"1": "змей",
"2": "m",
"adj": "зме́йски",
"f": "змеи́ца"
},
"expansion": "змей • (zmej) m (feminine змеи́ца, relational adjective зме́йски)",
"name": "bg-noun"
}
],
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{
"args": {
"1": "змей<(v)+еве+йове>"
},
"name": "bg-ndecl"
}
],
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"lang_code": "bg",
"pos": "noun",
"related": [
{
"english": "snake",
"roman": "zmijá",
"word": "змия́"
}
],
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{
"categories": [
"Bulgarian terms with usage examples"
],
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{
"english": "mountain dragon",
"roman": "zmej gorjánin",
"text": "змей горя́нин",
"type": "example"
}
],
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"dragon (usually a male one)"
],
"links": [
[
"dragon",
"dragon"
]
],
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{
"word": "дра́кон"
}
]
},
{
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"kite"
],
"links": [
[
"kite",
"kite"
]
],
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"(figuratively) kite"
],
"tags": [
"figuratively"
]
}
],
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},
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"word": "змей"
}
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