гмуркач

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Bulgarian

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Etymology 1

From гму́ркам се (gmúrkam se, to dive) +‎ -ач (-ač).

Noun

гмурка́ч (gmurkáčm (feminine гмурка́чка)

  1. diver, merger (person or animal)
  2. male scuba diver
    Synonym: гмуре́ц (gmuréc)
Declension
Declension of гмурка́ч
singular plural
indefinite гмурка́ч
gmurkáč
гмурка́чи
gmurkáči
definite
(subject form)
гмурка́чът
gmurkáčǎt
гмурка́чите
gmurkáčite
definite
(object form)
гмурка́ча
gmurkáča
count form гмурка́ча
gmurkáča
vocative form гмурка́чо
gmurkáčo
гмурка́чи
gmurkáči

References

  • гмуркач”, in Речник на българския език (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • гмуркач”, in Речник на българския език (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

Etymology 2

Тихоокеански гмуркач

Via semantic narrowing of Etymology 1.

Noun

гмурка́ч (gmurkáčm (feminine гмурка́чков)

  1. loon (bird of family Gaviidae)
Declension
Declension of гмурка́ч
singular plural
indefinite гмурка́ч
gmurkáč
гмурка́чи
gmurkáči
definite
(subject form)
гмурка́чът
gmurkáčǎt
гмурка́чите
gmurkáčite
definite
(object form)
гмурка́ча
gmurkáča
count form гмурка́ча
gmurkáča
vocative form гмурка́чо
gmurkáčo
гмурка́чи
gmurkáči
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