куга

bg-noun

ку́га • (kúga) f

ку́га (canonical)
kúga (romanization)
ку́га (indefinite singular)
ку́ги (indefinite plural)
ку́гата (definite singular)
ку́гите (definite plural)

(dialectal, folklore) contagious disease, plague


буква

бу́ква • (búkva) f

бу́ква (canonical)
búkva (romanization)
бу́ква (indefinite singular)
бу́кви (indefinite plural)
бу́квата (definite singular)
бу́квите (definite plural)
бу́кво (singular vocative)
бу́кви (plural vocative)


набор

на́бор • (nábor) m (relational adjective на́борен)

на́бор (canonical)
nábor (romanization)
на́борен (adjective relational)
на́бор (indefinite singular)
на́бори (indefinite plural)
на́борът (definite singular subjective)
на́борите (definite plural subjective)
на́бора (definite objective singular)
на́борите (definite objective plural)
на́бора (count-form plural)

O-grade deverbal of набера́ (naberá, “to pick up”). By surface analysis, на- (na-) + Proto-Slavic *borъ (“collection”).

surf

набор за печат

(printing) typesetting, composition of written material


див

div (romanization)
див (indefinite singular)
ди́вове (indefinite plural)
ди́вът (definite singular subjective)
ди́вовете (definite plural subjective)
ди́ва (definite objective singular)
ди́вовете (definite objective plural)
ди́ва (count-form plural)
ди́ве (singular vocative)
ди́вове (plural vocative)

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish دیو (div, “demon; giant”), of Iranian origin. Compare Serbo-Croatian ди̏в (“giant”). First attested in the 15 century.

bor+

(dialectal, folklore) alternative form of дев (dev, “demihuman”) (folklore personage with extraordinary capabilities, attested in tales and legends)


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”).


мара

ма́ра • (mára) f

ма́ра (canonical)
mára (romanization)
ма́ра (indefinite singular)
ма́рата (definite singular)

Deverbal from ма́ря (márja, “to worry, to stress over”), related to мор (mor, “plague”), умо́ра (umóra, “fatigue”).

deverbal

Мара Лишанка

(folklore) ritual commemorating Death and Mortality


шрифт

bg-noun

шрифт • (šrift) m

šrift (romanization)
шрифт (indefinite singular)
шри́фтове (indefinite plural)
шри́фтът (definite singular subjective)
шри́фтовете (definite plural subjective)
шри́фта (definite objective singular)
шри́фтовете (definite objective plural)
шри́фта (count-form plural)

Borrowed from German Schrift (“writing; font”).


пеперуда

bg-noun

пеперу́да • (peperúda) f (relational adjective пеперу́ден, diminutive пеперу́дка)

пеперу́да (canonical)
peperúda (romanization)
пеперу́ден (adjective relational)
пеперу́дка (diminutive)
пеперу́да (indefinite singular)
пеперу́ди (indefinite plural)
пеперу́дата (definite singular)
пеперу́дите (definite plural)
пеперу́до (singular vocative)
пеперу́ди (plural vocative)
преперу́да (alternative)
пемперу́да (alternative)
пеперу́га (alternative)
преперу́га (alternative)
пепелю́га (alternative)
пеперу́ха (alternative)
пеперу́ша (alternative)
пеперу́на (alternative)

bg-ndecl

пеперу́да<(v)>

From Proto-Slavic *perperǫda, *perperǫga, *perperuxa, *perperica, of disputed origin:
* Mladenov: Derived via reduplication from Proto-Slavic *perti, *pьrati (“to fly, to propagate”) or *pero (“feather”).
* Meyer: Wanderword, akin to Latin papīlio (“butterfly”), Romanian paparugă (“ladybug”), Italian parpaglione (“butterfly”), possibly of onomatopoeic nature.
* Ultimately derived from Proto-Kartvelian *p̣erp̣er- (“butterfly”).
The ending has been compared to the suffix of Greek πεταλούδα (petaloúda, “butterfly”), itself of unclear origin.

cog

(folklore) Perperuna (custom for evoking rain, common throughout the Balkans)


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)

face towel; facial contact; hypocrite; face description; personification

лице-лицебръ́слицезре́ниелицеме́рлицеописа́ниеолицетворе́ние

действащи лица (в пиеса)

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


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)


автограф

автогра́ф • (avtográf) m

автогра́ф (canonical)
avtográf (romanization)
автогра́ф (indefinite singular)
автогра́фи (indefinite plural)
автогра́фът (definite singular subjective)
автогра́фите (definite plural subjective)
автогра́фа (definite objective singular)
автогра́фите (definite objective plural)
автогра́фа (count-form plural)

From Ancient Greek αὐτόγραφον (autógraphon).


абзац

абза́ц • (abzác) m

абза́ц (canonical)
abzác (romanization)
абза́ц (indefinite singular)
абза́ци (indefinite plural)
абза́цът (definite singular subjective)
абза́ците (definite plural subjective)
абза́ца (definite objective singular)
абза́ците (definite objective plural)
абза́ца (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<>


амфибрахий

bg-noun

амфибра́хий • (amfibráhij) m

амфибра́хий (canonical)
amfibráhij (romanization)
амфибра́хий (indefinite singular)
амфибра́хии (indefinite plural)
амфибра́хият (definite singular subjective)
амфибра́хиите (definite plural subjective)
амфибра́хия (definite objective singular)
амфибра́хиите (definite objective plural)
амфибра́хия (count-form plural)

bg-ndecl

амфибра́хий<>

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀμφίβραχυς (amphíbrakhus, “short at both ends”).


макет

bg-noun

маке́т • (makét) m

маке́т (canonical)
makét (romanization)
маке́т (indefinite singular)
маке́ти (indefinite plural)
маке́тът (definite singular subjective)
маке́тите (definite plural subjective)
маке́та (definite objective singular)
маке́тите (definite objective plural)
маке́та (count-form plural)

Borrowed from French maquette, from Italian macchietta.


дев

dev (romanization)
дев (indefinite singular)
де́вове (indefinite plural)
де́вът (definite singular subjective)
де́вовете (definite plural subjective)
де́ва (definite objective singular)
де́вовете (definite objective plural)
де́ва (count-form plural)
де́ве (singular vocative)
де́вове (plural vocative)
деф (alternative)
див (alternative)

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish دیو (div), from Classical Persian دیو (dēw), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *deywós.


сирен

bg-adj

си́рен • (síren)

си́рен (canonical)
síren (romanization)
си́рен (indefinite masculine singular)
си́рна (feminine indefinite singular)
си́рно (indefinite neuter singular)
си́рни (indefinite plural)
си́рният (definite masculine singular subjective)
си́рната (definite feminine singular subjective)
си́рното (definite neuter singular subjective)
си́рните (definite plural subjective)
си́рния (definite masculine objective singular)
си́рната (definite feminine objective singular)
си́рното (definite neuter objective singular)
си́рните (definite objective plural)
по́-си́рен (indefinite masculine singular)
по́-си́рна (feminine indefinite singular)
по́-си́рно (indefinite neuter singular)
по́-си́рни (indefinite plural)
по́-си́рният (definite masculine singular subjective)
по́-си́рната (definite feminine singular subjective)
по́-си́рното (definite neuter singular subjective)
по́-си́рните (definite plural subjective)
по́-си́рния (definite masculine objective singular)
по́-си́рната (definite feminine objective singular)
по́-си́рното (definite neuter objective singular)
по́-си́рните (definite objective plural)
на́й-си́рен (indefinite masculine singular)
на́й-си́рна (feminine indefinite singular)
на́й-си́рно (indefinite neuter singular)
на́й-си́рни (indefinite plural)
на́й-си́рният (definite masculine singular subjective)
на́й-си́рната (definite feminine singular subjective)
на́й-си́рното (definite neuter singular subjective)
на́й-си́рните (definite plural subjective)
на́й-си́рния (definite masculine objective singular)
на́й-си́рната (definite feminine objective singular)
на́й-си́рното (definite neuter objective singular)
на́й-си́рните (definite objective plural)

Сирни заговезни

Сирни наклади


дива

ди́ва (canonical)
díva (romanization)
див (masculine)
ди́ва (indefinite singular)
ди́ви (indefinite plural)
ди́вата (definite singular)
ди́вите (definite plural)
ди́во (singular vocative)
ди́ви (plural vocative)
самоди́ва (alternative)

(folklore, mythology) fairy, nymph; some sort of daemon

ни́мфа

nymph; analogous creature from Greek mythology


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)
ра́зказъ (alternative)


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).


новела

нове́ла • (novéla) f

нове́ла (canonical)
novéla (romanization)
нове́ла (indefinite singular)
нове́ли (indefinite plural)
нове́лата (definite singular)
нове́лите (definite plural)


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”).


стъпка

стъ́пка • (stǎ́pka) f

стъ́пка (canonical)
stǎ́pka (romanization)
стъ́пка (indefinite singular)
стъ́пки (indefinite plural)
стъ́пката (definite singular)
стъ́пките (definite plural)


русалия

руса́лия • (rusálija) f

руса́лия (canonical)
rusálija (romanization)
руса́лия (indefinite singular)
руса́лии (indefinite plural)
руса́лията (definite singular)
руса́лиите (definite plural)

Transliteration of Latin Rosalia (“festival of the roses”). Doublet of the personal name Роза́лия (Rozálija).
By folk-etymology, the term has gained semantic nuances related to Bulgarian роса́ (rosá, “dew”)

doublet

Роза́лия (Rozálija)

(folklore) festival/ritual game performed in the Pentecost week


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)
въркола́к (alternative common)
вълкодла́к (alternative dialectal)
фъркуля́к (alternative dialectal)
вракала́к (alternative dialectal)
вракало́к (alternative dialectal)

desc

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

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