жар-птица

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Bulgarian

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Etymology

жар (žar) +‎ пти́ца (ptíca)

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Noun

жар-пти́ца (žar-ptícaf

  1. (poetic) firebird, phoenix (in Slavic mythology)
    Synonyms: сияйната птица (sijajnata ptica), златопернатата птица (zlatopernatata ptica), огнената птица (ognenata ptica), божествената птица (božestvenata ptica), слънчевата птица (slǎnčevata ptica)

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Etymology

жар (žar) +‎ пти́ца (ptíca)

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Noun

жар-пти́ца (žar-ptícaf anim (genitive жар-пти́цы, nominative plural жар-пти́цы, genitive plural жар-пти́ц)

  1. (poetic, mythology) firebird, phoenix (in Slavic mythology)
  2. (colloquial) tempting, hard-to-achieve desire

Declension