гривяк

Bulgarian
гривяк

Alternative forms

Etymology

From гри́ва (gríva, “ruff”) +‎ -як (-jak). Per the Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary, some related bird names display a blending of гри́ва (gríva) and грив (griv, “gray”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈɡrivʲɐk]
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  • Hyphenation(key): гри‧вяк

Noun

гри́вяк • (grívjak) m (feminine гри́вица)

  1. common wood pigeon (Columba palumbus)

Declension
Declension of гри́вяк
singular plural
indefinite гри́вяк
grívjak		 гри́вяци
grívjaci
definite
(subject form)		 гри́вякът
grívjakǎt		 гри́вяците
grívjacite
definite
(object form)		 гри́вяка
grívjaka
count form — гри́вяка
grívjaka
  • грива́р (grivár)
  • гри́веч (gríveč)

References
  • “гривяк”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • “гривяк”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
  • Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “грива; гривяк”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volumes 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 281.
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