сковранец

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Bulgarian

Сковранец (черна чучулига)
Сковранец (черен скорец)

Etymology

ско́вран (skóvran, type of passarid) (dialectal) +‎ -ец (-ec)

Pronunciation

Noun

сковра́нец (skovránecm

  1. (dialectal) type of lark, particularly black lark (genus Melanocorypha)
    Synonym: че́рна чучули́га (čérna čučulíga)
  2. (dialectal) type of starling, particularly spotless starling (genus Sturnus)
    Synonym: че́рен скоре́ц (čéren skoréc)

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References

  • Racheva, M., Todorov, T. A., editors (2002), “сковран”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 6 (пỳскам – словàр²), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 762: стб. сковраньцъ ‘чучулига’ (Йоан Егзарх)