лешояд

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Белоглав лешояд

Etymology

From леш (leš, “carrion”) +‎ -о- (-o-) +‎ яд (jad, “eater”), with specialization of meaning specifically to birds scavengers. Compare Macedonian лешинар (lešinar, “vulture”), Serbo-Croatian лѐшина̄р (“vulture”).

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Noun

лешоя́д • (lešojád) m (relational adjective лешоя́ден)

  1. (literally) scavenger
    Synonym: мършоя́д (mǎršojád)
  2. vulture (carrion-eating bird of prey)

Declension

Declension of лешоя́д
singular plural
indefinite лешоя́д
lešojád 		лешоя́ди
lešojádi
definite
(subject form) 		лешоя́дът
lešojádǎt 		лешоя́дите
lešojádite
definite
(object form) 		лешоя́да
lešojáda
count form — лешоя́да
lešojáda
vocative form лешоя́де
lešojáde 		лешоя́ди
lešojádi

References

  • “лешояд”, in Речник на българския език (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • “лешояд”, in Речник на българския език (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
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