живак

Bulgarian

Etymology

From жив (živ, “alive”) +‎ -ак (-ak), short for жи́во сребро́ (žívo srebró, “quicksilver”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ʒiˈvak]
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  • Rhymes: -ak

Noun

жива́к • (živák) m (relational adjective жива́чен)

  1. (literally) lively, agile, nimble one
    Synonyms: пъргавелко (pǎrgavelko), бързак (bǎrzak), нервак (nervak)
  2. (chemistry) mercury
    Synonym: жи́во сребро́ (žívo srebró)

Declension
Declension of жива́к
singular
indefinite жива́к
živák
definite
(subject form)		 жива́кът
živákǎt
definite
(object form)		 жива́ка
živáka

Coordinate terms
  • живо́в (živóv) (obsolete)
  • жи́вък (žívǎk, “lively, agile, nimble”) (dialectal, obsolete)
  • жи́вен (žíven, “vital”) (archaic, obsolete)
  • живо́т (živót, “life”)
  • живе́ц (živéc, “pulse, nerve”)
  • живо́ст (živóst, “liveliness, vividness”)
  • живина́ (živiná, “vivid, lively one”)

References
  • “живак”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • “живак”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
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