щъркел
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See also: штркел
Bulgarian
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Etymology
[edit]щърк (štǎrk, “stork”) (colloquial) + -ел (-el), extended from Proto-Slavic *stьrkъ.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]щъ́ркел • (štǎ́rkel) m (feminine щъ́ркелица, relational adjective щъ́ркелов, diminutive щъ́ркелче)
- stork (wading bird of family Ciconiidae)
- Synonym: (dialectal) ле́лек (lélek)
Declension
[edit]Declension of щъ́ркел
Alternative forms
[edit]- стърк (stǎrk) — obsolete
- щърк (štǎrk) — shortened, colloquial
Hyponyms
[edit]- бял щъ́ркел (bjal štǎ́rkel, “white stork, Ciconia ciconia”)
- че́рен щъ́ркел (čéren štǎ́rkel, “black stork, Ciconia nigra”)
- далекои́зточен щъ́ркел (dalekoíztočen štǎ́rkel, “oriental stork, Ciconia boyciana”)
- белогу́ш щъ́ркел (belogúš štǎ́rkel, “wolly-necked stork, Ciconia episcopus”)
- жълтоклю́н щъ́ркел (žǎltokljún štǎ́rkel, “yellow-billed stork, genus Mycteria”)
- цепкоклю́н щъ́ркел (cepkokljún štǎ́rkel, “openbill stork, genus Anastomus”)
- плеши́в щъ́ркел (plešív štǎ́rkel, “adjutant, genus Leptoptilos”) (literally: bald stork)