канарче

Bulgarian

Etymology

Diminutive form of the transliteration of Latin canārius (canine) + -че (-če), which yielded the name of the Canary Islands, where the bird is native to.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [kɐˈnart͡ʃɛ]
  • Audio (Standard Bulgarian):(file)
  • Rhymes: -art͡ʃɛ
  • Syllabification(key): ка‧нар‧че

Noun

кана́рче • (kanárčen (masculine кана́р)

  1. canary (passerine bird of genus Serinus)
  2. diminutive of кана́р (kanár, canary, obsolete)

Declension

Declension of кана́рче
singular plural
indefinite кана́рче
kanárče
кана́рчета
kanárčeta
definite кана́рчето
kanárčeto
кана́рчетата
kanárčetata

References

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

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