кракал

Bulgarian
Кракал (бяла чапла)

Etymology

Probably of onomatopoeic origin, related to кра́кам (krákam, “to croak, to clatter”), крако́тя (krakótja, “to cackle”) +‎ -ал (-al).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈkrakɐɫ]

Noun

кра́кал • (krákal) m

  1. (dialectal) great egret (Egretta alba)
    Synonyms: бя́ла ча́пла (bjála čápla), бял риба́р (bjal ribár), (dialectal) креа́л (kreál)

Declension
Declension of кра́кал
singular plural
indefinite кра́кал
krákal		 кра́кали
krákali
definite
(subject form)		 кра́калът
krákalǎt		 кра́калите
krákalite
definite
(object form)		 кра́кала
krákala
count form — кра́кала
krákala
vocative form кра́кале
krákale		 кра́кали
krákali
  • кроко́н (krokón, “raven”) (dialectal)
  • кря́чка (krjáčka, “shrike”) (dialectal)
  • кра́я (krája), кре́я (kréja, “type of seabird: gannet, cormorant”) (dialectal)

References
  • Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1979), “кракал”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volumes 2 (и – крепя̀), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, page 712
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