Канарски острови

Bulgarian

Etymology

Likely a calque of Spanish Islas Canarias, or else via some other language, e.g. from English Canary Islands. Regardless, ultimately from Latin Canāriae Īnsulae (“Islands of the Dogs”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [kɐˈnarski ˈɔstrovi]
  • Syllabification(key): Ка‧нар‧ски о‧стро‧ви
  • Hyphenation(key): Ка‧нар‧ски ос‧тро‧ви

Proper noun

Кана́рски о́строви • (Kanárski óstrovi) pl

  1. Canary Islands (an archipelago and autonomous community of Spain, off the coast of northwestern Africa, near Morocco)
    Synonym: (informal) Кана́рите (Kanárite, “the Canaries”)

Declension

Declension of Кана́рски о́строви
plural
indefinite Кана́рски о́строви
Kanárski óstrovi
definite Кана́рските о́строви
Kanárskite óstrovi

Noun

Кана́рски о́строви • (Kanárski óstrovi)

  1. plural of Кана́рски о́стров (Kanárski óstrov, “Canary Island”)
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