гмурец
Bulgarian
editPronunciation
editEtymology 1
editFrom гму́ря се (gmúrja se, “to dive”) + -ец (-ec).
Noun
editгмуре́ц • (gmuréc) m (feminine гмурки́ня)
- male scuba diver
- Synonym: гмурка́ч (gmurkáč)
Declension
editDeclension of гмуре́ц
References
edit- “гмурец²”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
- “гмурец (2)”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
Etymology 2
editSubstantivation of Etymology 1.
Noun
editгмуре́ц • (gmuréc) m (relational adjective гмуре́цов)
- grebe (neoavid diving bird of family Podicipedidae)
Declension
editDeclension of гмуре́ц
Hyponyms
edit- голя́м гмуре́ц (goljám gmuréc, “great crested grebe, Podiceps cristatus”)
- магела́нов гмуре́ц (magelánov gmuréc, “great grebe, Podiceps major”)
- за́паден гмуре́ц (západen gmuréc, “western grebe, Aechmophorus occidentalis”)
- ма́лък гмуре́ц (málǎk gmuréc, “little grebe, Tachybaptus ruficollis”)
See also
edit- нире́ц (niréc, “merger”) (anatid diving bird, similar to grebes)
- потапни́ца (potapníca, “pochard”) (anatid diving bird, similar to grebes)
References
edit- “гмурец¹”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
- “гмурец (1)”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010