славей

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Обикновен (южен) славей

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *solvьjь, from Proto-Slavic *solvъ (beige, yellowish) +‎ -ей (-ej).

Pronunciation

Noun

сла́вей (slávejm (relational adjective славее́в, diminutive сла́вейче)

  1. nightingale (passerine bird of genus Luscinia)

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References

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