скорпион

Bulgarian

Etymology

Likely from Russian скорпио́н (skorpión), ultimately from Ancient Greek σκορπίος (skorpíos).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [skorpiˈɔn]
  • Rhymes: -ɔn
  • Hyphenation(key): скор‧пи‧он

Noun

скорпио́н • (skorpión) m (feminine скорпио́нка, relational adjective скорпио́нски, diminutive скорпио́нче)

  1. scorpion (member of the arachnid order Scorpiones)
  2. a Scorpio (person with the zodiac sign)

Declension

References

  • скорпион”, in Infolex Bulgarian Dictionary (in Bulgarian), Institute for Bulgarian Language, 2014
  • скорпион”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
  • Racheva, M., Todorov, T. A., editors (2002), “скорпион”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volumes 6 (пỳскам – словàр²), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 786

Russian

Чёрный скорпио́н
A black scorpion

Etymology

Via a European language from Latin scorpio, from Ancient Greek σκορπίος (skorpíos).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [skərpʲɪˈon]
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Noun

скорпио́н • (skorpión) m anim (genitive скорпио́на, nominative plural скорпио́ны, genitive plural скорпио́нов, diminutive скорпио́нчик)

  1. scorpion

Declension

  • скорпио́ний (skorpiónij)

Descendants

  • Bulgarian: скорпио́н (skorpión)
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