пале

See also: Appendix:Variations of "pale"

Bulgarian
Палете от порода Шпиц

Etymology

Uncertain. Probably related to Bulgarian па́лец (pálec, “thumb”) with original meaning small, tiny one. Compare Bulgarian кутре́ (kutré, “puppy; pinky finger”) for similar semantic association.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈpalɛ]

Noun

па́ле • (pále) n (diminutive па́ленце)

  1. puppy, cub
    Synonym: кутре́ (kutré)
  2. (figurative) small dog (of any age)

Declension
Declension of па́ле
singular plural
indefinite па́ле
pále		 па́лета
páleta
definite па́лето
páleto		 па́летата
páletata

References
  • “пале”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • “пале”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
  • Duridanov, I. V., Racheva, M., Todorov, T. A., editors (1996), “пале”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volumes 5 (падѐж – пỳска), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 25

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