лопатар
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Самец елен-лопатар
Лопатар (ибис) 
Патица-лопатар
Bulgarian
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
лопа́та (lopáta, “shovel”) + -ар (-ar)
Noun
лопата́р • (lopatár) m
- shoveller (worker who uses or manages shovels)
- (dated, figurative) rower
Declension
Declension of лопата́р
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | лопата́р lopatár |
лопата́ри lopatári |
| definite (subject form) |
лопата́рят lopatárjat |
лопата́рите lopatárite |
| definite (object form) |
лопата́ря lopatárja | |
| count form | — | лопата́ря lopatárja |
| vocative form | лопата́рю lopatárju |
лопата́ри lopatári |
References
- “лопатар¹”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
Etymology 2
From лопа́т (lopát, “spatulate”) (obsolete) + -ар (-ar) in reference to the shape of the horns of the male fallow deer.
Noun
лопата́р • (lopatár) m
- Alternative form of елен-лопатар (elen-lopatar, “fallow deer”)
Declension
Declension of лопата́р
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | лопата́р lopatár |
лопата́ри lopatári |
| definite (subject form) |
лопата́рят lopatárjat |
лопата́рите lopatárite |
| definite (object form) |
лопата́ря lopatárja | |
| count form | — | лопата́ря lopatárja |
| vocative form | лопата́рю lopatárju |
лопата́ри lopatári |
References
- “лопатар²”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
- “лопатар¹”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
Etymology 3
Identical with Etymology 2 in reference to the shape of the beak of the bird.
Noun
лопата́р • (lopatár) m (feminine лопата́рка)
- male spoonbill (wading bird of genus Platalea)
- Synonym: (dialectal) лъжича́рка (lǎžičárka)
- (dialectal) male shovelard, shoveller (antanid bird of genus Spatula)
- Synonym: клопа́ч (klopáč)
Declension
Declension of лопата́р
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | лопата́р lopatár |
лопата́ри lopatári |
| definite (subject form) |
лопата́рят lopatárjat |
лопата́рите lopatárite |
| definite (object form) |
лопата́ря lopatárja | |
| count form | — | лопата́ря lopatárja |
| vocative form | лопата́рю lopatárju |
лопата́ри lopatári |
Hyponyms
- оби́кновен лопата́р (obíknoven lopatár, “Eurasian spoonbill, Platalea leucorodia”)
- африка́нски лопата́р (afrikánski lopatár, “African spoonbill, Platalea alba”)
- ро́зов лопата́р (rózov lopatár, “roseate spoonbill, Platalea ajaja”)
References
- “лопатар³”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
- “лопатар⁴”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
- “лопатар²”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
From ло̀пата.
Pronunciation
Noun
ло̀пата̄р m (Latin spelling lòpatār)
Declension
Declension of лопатар
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | лопатар | лопатари |
| genitive | лопатара | лопатара |
| dative | лопатару | лопатарима |
| accusative | лопатар | лопатаре |
| vocative | лопатару | лопатари |
| locative | лопатару | лопатарима |
| instrumental | лопатаром | лопатарима |
References
- “лопатар”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2024