прилеп
See also: Прилеп
Bulgarian
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *prilěpъ, an agent noun from Bulgarian прилепя́ (prilepjá, “to stick up, to cling”). Named after their ability to roost by clinging to the ceiling of caves or on branches of trees.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈprilɛp]
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Noun
при́леп • (prílep) m (diminutive при́лепче)
- bat (flying mammal of order Chiroptera)
- (regionally) sticky catchfly (Viscaria vulgaris)
- Synonym: ле́пка (lépka)
Declension
Declension of при́леп
singular | plural | |
---|---|---|
indefinite | при́леп prílep |
при́лепи prílepi |
definite (subject form) |
при́лепът prílepǎt |
при́лепите prílepite |
definite (object form) |
при́лепа prílepa | |
count form | — | при́лепа prílepa |
vocative form | при́лепе prílepe |
при́лепи prílepi |
Hyponyms
- насекомоя́ден при́леп (nasekomojáden prílep, “insectivorous bat (microbat), of suborder Microchiroptera”)
- плодоя́ден при́леп (plodojáden prílep, “fruit bat (megabat), of suborder Megachiroptera”)
Related terms
- приле́пнал (prilépnal, “stuck up, glued towards”)
- лепи́р (lepír, “bat, vampire”) (dialectal)
References
- “прилеп”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
- “прилеп”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
- Nayden Gerov, Тодор Панчев (1901) “при́лѣпъ”, in Рѣчникъ на Блъгарскꙑй язꙑкъ. Съ тлъкувание рѣчи-тꙑ на Блъгарскꙑ и на Русскꙑ. [Dictionary of the Bulgarian language] (in Bulgarian), volume 4, Plovdiv: Дружествена печꙗтница "Съгласие.", page 277
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