носорог
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Носорог (Ceratotherium simum)
Bulgarian
Pronunciation
Noun
носоро́г • (nosoróg) m
- rhinoceros (mammal)
Declension
Declension of носоро́г
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | носоро́г nosoróg |
носоро́зи, носоро́ги1 nosorózi, nosorógi1 |
| definite (subject form) |
носоро́гът nosorógǎt |
носоро́зите, носоро́гите1 nosorózite, nosorógite1 |
| definite (object form) |
носоро́га nosoróga | |
| count form | — | носоро́га nosoróga |
| vocative form | носоро́же nosoróže |
носоро́зи, носоро́ги1 nosorózi, nosorógi1 |
1Dated.
References
- “носорог”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
- “носорог”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
Macedonian
Etymology
From нос (nos, “nose”) + рог (rog, “horn”).
Pronunciation
Noun
носорог • (nosorog) m (plural носорози)
Declension
Declension of носорог
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | носорог | носорози |
| definite unspecified | носорогот | носорозите |
| definite proximal | носорогов | носорозиве |
| definite distal | носорогон | носорозине |
| vocative | носорогу | носорози |
| count form | — | носорога |
Russian
Alternative forms
- носоро́гъ (nosoróg) — Pre-reform orthography (1918)
Etymology
Bahuvrīhi compound of нос (nos, “nose”) + -о- (-o-) + рог (rog, “horn”), a calque of Ancient Greek ῥινόκερως (rhinókerōs). Cognates include Ukrainian носорі́г (nosoríh), Belarusian насаро́г (nasaróh).
Pronunciation
Noun
носоро́г • (nosoróg) m anim (genitive носоро́га, nominative plural носоро́ги, genitive plural носоро́гов, feminine носоро́жиха, relational adjective носоро́говый or носоро́жий, diminutive носоро́жик)
Declension
Declension of носоро́г (anim masc-form velar-stem accent-a)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | носоро́г nosoróg |
носоро́ги nosorógi |
| genitive | носоро́га nosoróga |
носоро́гов nosorógov |
| dative | носоро́гу nosorógu |
носоро́гам nosorógam |
| accusative | носоро́га nosoróga |
носоро́гов nosorógov |
| instrumental | носоро́гом nosorógom |
носоро́гами nosorógami |
| prepositional | носоро́ге nosoróge |
носоро́гах nosorógax |
See also
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
но̑с (“nose”) + ро̑г (“horn”), a calque of German Nashorn and Latin rhinoceros.
Pronunciation
Noun
но̏сорог m (Latin spelling nȍsorog)
Declension
Declension of носорог
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | носорог | носорози |
| genitive | носорога | носорога |
| dative | носорогу | носорозима |
| accusative | носорога | носороге |
| vocative | носороже | носорози |
| locative | носорогу | носорозима |
| instrumental | носорогом | носорозима |