бързоходец

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Bulgarian

Бързоходеца от анимационното шоу "Бързоходеца и Уили Койота"
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Etymology

бърз (bǎrz, “fast, quick”) +‎ -о- (-o-) +‎ ход (hod, “walking, pace”) +‎ -ец (-ec)

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Noun

бързохо́дец • (bǎrzohódec) m

  1. (literally) fast walker
  2. (historical) old-time messenger, courier who travels on foot

Usage notes

In modern times, the word can sometimes be applied as a pseudonym of the roadrunner bird, due to the popular cartoon Wile E. Coyote and the Road Runner (translated in Bulgarian as “Бързоходеца и Уили Kойота”) which introduced the bird to Bulgarian audience.

Declension

Declension of бързохо́дец
singular plural
indefinite бързохо́дец
bǎrzohódec 		бързохо́дци
bǎrzohódci
definite
(subject form) 		бързохо́децът
bǎrzohódecǎt 		бързохо́дците
bǎrzohódcite
definite
(object form) 		бързохо́деца
bǎrzohódeca
vocative form бързохо́децо
bǎrzohódeco 		бързохо́дци
bǎrzohódci

References

  • “бързоходец”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
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