заек

Bulgarian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈzaɛk]
  • (file)

Noun

за́ек • (záek) m (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), volumes 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), volumes 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 652

Russian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈza(j)ɪk]

Noun

за́ек • (zájek) m anim pl or f anim pl

  1. genitive/accusative plural of за́йка (zájka)
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