вълчи

Bulgarian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *vьlčьjь. By surface analysis, вълк (vǎlk) +‎ -и (-i). Cognates include Serbo-Croatian вучји, Russian во́лчий (vólčij) and Polish wilczy.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈvɤɫt͡ʃi]
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  • Hyphenation(key): въл‧чи

Adjective

въ́лчи • (vǎ́lči)

  1. (relational) wolf, wolf's
  2. (relational) wolf fur, wolf pelt (of clothing)
  3. wolflike, wolfish, lupine (characteristic or reminiscent of a wolf)
  4. (figurative) ferocious, rapacious
  5. (figurative) freezing (when describing weather); the kind (of weather) in which wolves might roam
    въ́лчи студ ― vǎ́lči stud ― freezing cold

Declension
Declension of въ́лчи (no comparative)
masculine feminine neuter plural
indefinite въ́лчи
vǎ́lči		 въ́лча
vǎ́lča		 въ́лче, въ́лчо
vǎ́lče, vǎ́lčo		 въ́лчи
vǎ́lči
definite
(subject form)		 въ́лчият
vǎ́lčijat		 въ́лчата
vǎ́lčata		 въ́лчето, въ́лчото
vǎ́lčeto, vǎ́lčoto		 въ́лчите
vǎ́lčite
definite
(object form)		 въ́лчия
vǎ́lčija

Derived terms

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