съсел

Bulgarian
животинка съсел

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *sъsьlъ, of uncertain further origin. Possibly onomatopoeic (cf. съ́скам (sǎ́skam, “to hiss”)) or from the root of dialectal со́вам (sóvam, “to shove, to thrust”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈsɤsɛɫ]

Noun

съ́сел • (sǎ́sel) m (feminine съ́слица)

  1. dormouse (rodent of family Gliridae)
    Synonym: сънли́вец (sǎnlívec)

Declension
Declension of съ́сел
singular plural
indefinite съ́сел
sǎ́sel		 съ́сели
sǎ́seli
definite
(subject form)		 съ́селът
sǎ́selǎt		 съ́селите
sǎ́selite
definite
(object form)		 съ́села
sǎ́sela
count form — съ́села
sǎ́sela
  • су́як (sújak, “ground squirrel, suslik”)

References
  • “съсел”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • “съсел”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
  • Todorov, T. A., Racheva, M., editors (2010), “съсел”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volumes 7 (слòво – теря̀свам), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 692
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