козодой
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Европейски козодой (Caprimulgus europaeus) Цвърк на козодой
Европейский козодой Крик козодоя
Bulgarian
Etymology
From коза́ (kozá, “goat”) + -о- (-o-) + дой (doj, “milking”), a calque of the international taxonomic name Caprimulgus.
Pronunciation
Noun
козодо́й • (kozodój) m (relational adjective козодо́ев)
- (literally) goatsucker
- nightjar (nocturnal bird of family Caprimulgidae)
- Synonyms: но́щна ля́стовица (nóštna ljástovica), мра́ченик (mráčenik), (colloquial) летя́ща жа́ба (letjášta žába)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | козодо́й kozodój |
козодо́и kozodói |
| definite (subject form) |
козодо́ят kozodójat |
козодо́ите kozodóite |
| definite (object form) |
козодо́я kozodója | |
| count form | — | козодо́я kozodója |
| vocative form | козодо́ю kozodóju |
козодо́и kozodói |
Related terms
References
- “козодой”, in Речник на българския език (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
- “козодой”, in Речник на българския език (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
Russian
Etymology
From коза́ (kozá, “goat”) + -о- (-o-) + дои́ть (doítʹ, “to milk”), a calque of translingual Caprimulgus.
Pronunciation
Noun
козодо́й • (kozodój) m anim (genitive козодо́я, nominative plural козодо́и, genitive plural козодо́ев)
Declension
Declension of козодо́й (anim masc-form vowel-stem accent-a)
References
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “козодой”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
- Shansky, N. M., editor (1982), “козодой”, in Этимологический словарь русского языка (in Russian), volume 2, number 8 (К), Moscow: Moscow University Press, page 188
Further reading
- Dal, Vladimir (1880–1882) “козодой”, in Толковый Словарь живаго великорускаго языка (in Russian), 2nd edition, Publication of the bookseller-typographer Wolf, M. O.
- Dal, Vladimir (1880–1882) “козел”, in Толковый Словарь живаго великорускаго языка (in Russian), 2nd edition, Publication of the bookseller-typographer Wolf, M. O.
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “елёк”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “лелёк”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка (in Russian), Moscow: Progress