мраченик

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Bulgarian

Мраченик

Etymology

From мрак (mrak, darkness) +‎ -еник (-enik), called so because nightjars typically hunt at dusk.

Pronunciation

Noun

мра́ченик (mráčenikm

  1. nightjar, nighthawk (nocturnal bird of family Caprimulgidae)
    Synonyms: козодо́й (kozodój), но́щна ля́стовица (nóštna ljástovica)

Declension

References

  • мраченик”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • мраченик”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010