рунтав

Bulgarian

Etymology

From ру́но (rúno, fleece) + -тав (-tav).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈruntɐf]

Adjective

ру́нтав • (rúntav) (abstract noun ру́нтавост)

  1. woolly, shaggy
    Synonyms: вълна́т (vǎlnát), въ́лнест (vǎ́lnest)
    ру́нтава ко́зинаrúntava kózinawoolly fur
  2. fluffy, curly
    ру́нтава опа́шкаrúntava opáškafluffy tail

Declension

  • ру́нест (rúnest, woolly, fluffy)

References

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

Macedonian

FWOTD – 18 February 2020

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈruntaf]

Adjective

рунтав • (runtav) (comparative порунтав, superlative најрунтав, abstract noun рунтавост)

  1. woolly, shaggy, hairy
  2. (for an animal) having long and dense fur, wooly
    • 1966, Видое Подгорец (Vidoe Podgorec), Белото Циганче (Beloto Ciganče):
      За задните коцаци на самарот имаше врзан синџир, а за синџирот алка проврена низ 'рнките на голема, рунтава и нечиста мечка
      Za zadnite kocaci na samarot imaše vrzan sindžir, a za sindžirot alka provrena niz 'rnkite na golema, runtava i nečista mečka
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
  3. having long and curly hair, fluffy

Declension

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