ламя

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Bulgarian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Ancient Greek λάμια (lámia, a species of fierce shark). The alternative form ла́мия (lámija) may be an older, intermediate form.

Pronunciation

Noun

ламя́ or ла́мя (lamjá or lámjaf

  1. dragon, serpent (mythological creature with a snake-like body)
    Synonyms: ха́ла (hála), дра́кон (drákon), ажде́р (aždér)

Declension

Declension of ламя́
singular plural
indefinite ламя́
lamjá
лами́
lamí
definite ламя́та
lamjáta
лами́те
lamíte
Declension of ла́мя
singular plural
indefinite ла́мя
lámja
ла́ми
lámi
definite ла́мята
lámjata
ла́мите
lámite

References

  • ламя”, in Речник на българския език (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • ламя”, in Речник на българския език (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
  • Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1986), “ламя̀”, in Български етимологичен речник (in Bulgarian), volume 3 (крес¹ – мѝнго¹), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, page 303
  • ламя”, in Български тълковен речник (in Bulgarian), fourth edition, Sofia: Nauka i Izkustvo, 2005, page 409