съсел

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животинка съсел

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *sъsьlъ, of uncertain further origin. Possibly onomatopoeic (cf. съ́скам (sǎ́skam, to hiss)) or from the root of dialectal со́вам (sóvam, to shove, to thrust).

Pronunciation

Noun

съ́сел (sǎ́selm (feminine съ́слица)

  1. dormouse (rodent of family Gliridae)
    Synonym: сънли́вец (sǎnlívec)

Declension

  • су́як (sújak, ground squirrel, suslik)

References

  • съсел”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • съсел”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
  • Todorov, T. A., Racheva, M., editors (2010), “съсел”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 7 (слòво – теря̀свам), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 692