скорец

Bulgarian
Обикновен скорец

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *skvorьcь, probably originally meaning whisperer, fiddler. Compare dialectal Bulgarian скови́ча (skovíča, “to whine”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [skoˈrɛt͡s]

Noun

скоре́ц • (skoréc) m

  1. starling (bird of genus Sturnus, particularly Sturnus vulgaris)

Declension
Declension of скоре́ц
singular plural
indefinite скоре́ц
skoréc		 скорци́
skorcí
definite
(subject form)		 скоре́цът
skorécǎt		 скорци́те
skorcíte
definite
(object form)		 скоре́ца
skoréca
count form — скоре́ца
skoréca
vocative form скоре́цо
skoréco		 скорци́
skorcí

Alternative forms

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