заек

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word заек. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word заек, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say заек in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word заек you have here. The definition of the word заек will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofзаек, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.

Bulgarian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *zajęcь. Dialectally, also encountered as зо́як (zójak), зо́ек (zóek), зàец (zàec), зȃк (zȃk).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key):
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

за́ек (záekm (feminine за́йка)

  1. rabbit (mammal) (usually a male one)
  2. hare (mammal) (usually a male one)
  3. raw recruit, rookie, fresher, freshman

Declension

References

  • заек”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “заек”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 587
  • Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “зоек”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 652

Russian

Pronunciation

Noun

за́ек (zájekm anim pl or f anim pl

  1. genitive/accusative plural of за́йка (zájka)