кълвач

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Голям пъстър кълвач
Зелен кълвач

Etymology

къ́лва (kǎ́lva, “to peck”) +‎ -а́ч (-áč)

Pronunciation

Noun

кълва́ч • (kǎlváč) m (feminine кълва́чка)

  1. woodpecker (Picus), flicker (Colaptes auratus) (usually a male one)
    Synonyms: (dialectal) дете́л (detél), (dialectal) клюка́ч (kljukáč), (dialectal) же́лна (žélna)
  2. (colloquial, derogatory) male swot, male person who mugs up
    Synonym: (regional) зубра́ч (zubráč)

Declension

Declension of кълва́ч
singular plural
indefinite кълва́ч
kǎlváč 		кълва́чи
kǎlváči
definite
(subject form) 		кълва́чът
kǎlváčǎt 		кълва́чите
kǎlváčite
definite
(object form) 		кълва́ча
kǎlváča
count form — кълва́ча
kǎlváča
vocative form кълва́чо
kǎlváčo 		кълва́чи
kǎlváči

Hyponyms

References

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