скарабей
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Скарабей
Bulgarian
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin scarabaeus.
Pronunciation
Noun
скарабе́й • (skarabéj) m
- scarabaeid, chafer (bettle of family Scarabaeidae)
- Synonym: (dialectal) щеле́ц (šteléc)
- (sacral) scarab artifact (type of amulet)
Declension
Declension of скарабе́й
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | скарабе́й skarabéj |
скарабе́и skarabéi |
| definite (subject form) |
скарабе́ят skarabéjat |
скарабе́ите skarabéite |
| definite (object form) |
скарабе́я skarabéja | |
| count form | — | скарабе́я skarabéja |
| vocative form | скарабе́ю skarabéju |
скарабе́и skarabéi |
Related terms
- кору́ба (korúba, “shell, carapace”)
References
- “скарабей”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
- “скарабей”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
Russian
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin scarabaeus.
Pronunciation
Noun
скарабе́й • (skarabéj) m anim (genitive скарабе́я, nominative plural скарабе́и, genitive plural скарабе́ев)
Declension
Declension of скарабе́й (anim masc-form vowel-stem accent-a)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | скарабе́й skarabéj |
скарабе́и skarabéi |
| genitive | скарабе́я skarabéja |
скарабе́ев skarabéjev |
| dative | скарабе́ю skarabéju |
скарабе́ям skarabéjam |
| accusative | скарабе́я skarabéja |
скарабе́ев skarabéjev |
| instrumental | скарабе́ем skarabéjem |
скарабе́ями skarabéjami |
| prepositional | скарабе́е skarabéje |
скарабе́ях skarabéjax |