скатия
Bulgarian
Брезова скатия
Елшова скатия
Etymology
Borrowed from Greek σκαθί (skathí), σκαρθί (skarthí, “siskin”), borrowed also in Romanian scatiu (“siskin”), Turkish iskete (“titmouse”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [skɐˈtijɐ]
Noun
скати́я • (skatíja) f
- cardueline finch (passerine bird of genus Carduelis)
- Synonym: (dialectal) чи́жка (čížka)
Declension
Declension of скати́я
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | скати́я skatíja |
скати́и skatíi |
| definite | скати́ята skatíjata |
скати́ите skatíite |
| vocative form | скати́йо skatíjo |
скати́и skatíi |
Hyponyms
- бре́зова скатия (brézova skatija, “redpoll, Carduelis flammea”) (literally: birch finch)
- елшо́ва скатия (elšóva skatija, “siskin, Carduelis spinus”) (literally: alder finch)
References
- Racheva, M., Todorov, T. A., editors (2002), “скатия”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volumes 6 (пỳскам – словàр²), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 734
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