саламандър
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Тритон (речен саламандър) 
Мочер (пещерен саламандър)
Bulgarian
Etymology
Transliteration of the genus name Salamandra, ultimately from Ancient Greek σᾰλᾰμᾰ́νδρᾰ (sălămắndră, “fire salamander”).
Pronunciation
Noun
салама́ндър • (salamándǎr) m
- salamander (tailed amphibian of clade Caudata)
- Synonym: дъждо́вник (dǎždóvnik)
- (mythology) fire elemental (in Greco-Roman mythology)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | салама́ндър salamándǎr |
салама́ндри salamándri |
| definite (subject form) |
салама́ндърът salamándǎrǎt |
салама́ндрите salamándrite |
| definite (object form) |
салама́ндъра salamándǎra | |
| vocative form | салама́ндъре salamándǎre |
салама́ндри salamándri |
Alternative forms
- салама́ндер (salamánder) — obsolete
Coordinate terms
- earth elemental: гном (gnom, “gnome”), го́лем (gólem, “golem”)
- water elemental: у́ндина (úndina, “undine”)
- air elemental: силф (silf, “sylph”)
References
- “саламандър”, in Речник на българския език (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
- “саламандър”, in Речник на българския език (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010