прилеп
See also: Прилеп
Bulgarian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈprilɛp]
Audio (Standard Bulgarian): (file) - Rhymes: -ilɛp
- Homophone: Прилеп (Prilep)
- Syllabification(key): при‧леп
Etymology 1
Deverbal from прилепя́ (prilepjá, “to stick up, to cling”). Diachronically, inherited from Proto-Slavic *prilěpъ.
Noun
при́леп • (prílep) m
- (literally) one that sticks
- (dated) structure formed of stuck-together elements
- (dialectal) sticky catchfly (flower of species Viscaria vulgaris)
- Synonym: ле́пка (lépka)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | при́леп prílep |
при́лепи prílepi |
| definite (subject form) |
при́лепът prílepǎt |
при́лепите prílepite |
| definite (object form) |
при́лепа prílepa | |
| count form | — | при́лепа prílepa |
| vocative form | при́лепе prílepe |
при́лепи prílepi |
Related terms
toponyms
- При́леп (Prílep)
- При́лепец (Prílepec)
- Приле́пово (Prilépovo)
adjectives
- приле́пнал (prilépnal, “stuck”)
- прилепчи́в (prilepčív, “sticky”)
References
- “прилеп²”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
Etymology 2
Semantic narrowing of Etymology 1.
Noun
при́леп • (prílep) m (diminutive при́лепче)
- bat (flying mammal of order Chiroptera)
- Synonyms: (dialectal) ли́ляк (líljak), (colloquial) сля́по пи́ле (sljápo píle)
Usage notes
прилеп (prilep) refers to any sort of bat, regardless of its lifestyle. Dialectal synonyms such as вече́рно пи́ле (večérno píle) (literally: “an evening chick”), нощя́к (noštják) (literally: “a night creature”) and probably нетопи́р (netopír) (literally: “a night flier”) refer specifically to nocturnal bats, which are the dominant variety found in Europe.
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | при́леп prílep |
при́лепи prílepi |
| definite (subject form) |
при́лепът prílepǎt |
при́лепите prílepite |
| definite (object form) |
при́лепа prílepa | |
| count form | — | при́лепа prílepa |
Hyponyms
- насекомоя́ден при́леп (nasekomojáden prílep, “insectivorous bat (microbat), of suborder Microchiroptera”)
- плодоя́ден при́леп (plodojáden prílep, “fruit bat (megabat), of suborder Megachiroptera”)
Related terms
- лепи́р (lepír, “bat, vampire”) (dialectal)
References
- “прилеп¹”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
- “прилеп”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
- Nayden Gerov; Тодор Панчев (1901), “при́лѣпъ”, in Рѣчникъ на Блъгарскꙑй язꙑкъ. Съ тлъкувание рѣчи-тꙑ на Блъгарскꙑ и на Русскꙑ. [Dictionary of the Bulgarian language] (in Bulgarian), volume 4, Plovdiv: Дружествена печꙗтница "Съгласие.", page 277
- Duridanov, I. V., Racheva, M., Todorov, T. A., editors (1996), “при́леп”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 5 (падѐж – пỳска), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 717