саламандър

Bulgarian

Тритон (речен саламандър)
Мочер (пещерен саламандър)

Etymology

Transliteration of the genus name Salamandra, ultimately from Ancient Greek σᾰλᾰμᾰ́νδρᾰ (salamándra, fire salamander).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [sɐɫɐˈmandɐr]

Noun

салама́ндър • (salamándǎr) m

  1. salamander (tailed amphibian of clade Caudata)
    Synonym: дъждо́вник (dǎždóvnik)
  2. (mythology) fire elemental (in Greco-Roman mythology)

Declension

Alternative forms

Coordinate terms

  • earth elemental: гном (gnom, gnome), го́лем (gólem, golem)
  • water elemental: у́ндина (úndina, undine)
  • air elemental: силф (silf, sylph)

References

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