хрътка

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Bulgarian

хрътка

Etymology

From an earlier хърт (hǎrt) +‎ -ка (-ka), from Proto-Slavic *xъrtъ.

Pronunciation

Noun

хръ́тка (hrǎ́tkaf

  1. greyhound, bloodhound, whippet

Usage notes

In principle, the current lemma used to refer specifically to female hounds, but in the modern language it applies to the species as a whole (regardless of gender).

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References

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