джудже

Bulgarian

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish جوجه (cüce), from Persian جوجه (juje), interpreted as *-ę stem diminutive noun. Cognate with Macedonian џу́џе (džúdže).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [dʒo̟ˈdʒɛ]
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Noun

джудже́ • (džudžé) n

  1. (mythology) dwarf (creature from folklore)
  2. dwarf, midget (person or creature suffering from dwarfism)

Declension
Declension of джудже́
singular plural
indefinite джудже́
džudžé		 джудже́та
džudžéta
definite джудже́то
džudžéto		 джудже́тата
džudžétata

References
  • “джудже”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “джудже”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volumes 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 369
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