кобец

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Bulgarian

Кобец

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *kobьcь (small bird of prey). Akin to English hawk.

Pronunciation

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Noun

кобе́ц (kobécm

  1. (dialectal) sparrowhawk

Declension

Alternative forms

  • кобъц (kobǎc)Torlak dialect, Vidin, Belogradchik

Hypernyms

References

  • Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1979), “кобец”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 2 (и – крепя̀), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, page 501

Macedonian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kobьcь (small bird of prey).

Pronunciation

Noun

кобец (kobecm (plural копци)

  1. sparrowhawk

Declension

Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kobьcь.

Pronunciation

Noun

ко́бец (kóbecm anim (genitive ко́бца, nominative plural ко́бцы, genitive plural ко́бцев)

  1. merlin (Falco columbarius)
    Synonyms: де́рбник (dérbnik), дро́бник (dróbnik), де́рмлиг (dérmlig), де́рбничек (dérbniček), де́рбушок (dérbušok), соколо́к (sokolók), мыша́тник (myšátnik)

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Further reading

  • кобец in Большой толковый словарь, editor-in-chief С. А. Кузнецов – hosted at gramota.ru