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Bulgarian
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 lámja) f
- dragon, serpent (mythological creature with a snake-like body)
- Synonyms: ха́ла (hála), дра́кон (drákon), ажде́р (aždér)
Declension
References
- “ламя”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
- “ламя”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
- Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1986), “ламя̀”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 3 (крес¹ – мѝнго¹), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, page 303
- “ламя”, in Български тълковен речник [Bulgarian Explanatory Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), fourth edition, Sofia: Nauka i Izkustvo, 2005, page 409