чичопей

Bulgarian

Etymology

Of onomatopoeic origin, from the call чи-чи (či-či, “chirp-chirp”) +‎ -о- (-o-) +‎ пей (pej, “song”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [t͡ʃit͡ʃo̟ˈpɛj]

Noun

чичопе́й • (čičopéj) m

  1. (colloquial) pseudonym of golden orioles (corvoid songbird)
    Synonym: авли́га (avlíga)
  2. (rare, regional) pseudonym of chickadees (passerine songbird)
    Synonym: сини́гер (siníger)

Declension
Declension of чичопе́й
singular plural
indefinite чичопе́й
čičopéj		 чичопе́и
čičopéi
definite
(subject form)		 чичопе́ят
čičopéjat		 чичопе́ите
čičopéite
definite
(object form)		 чичопе́я
čičopéja
count form — чичопе́я
čičopéja
vocative form чичопе́ю
čičopéju		 чичопе́и
čičopéi
  • чурули́кам (čurulíkam), чикчири́кам (čikčiríkam, “to chirp, to twitter”)
  • пей (pej, “song”), певе́ц (pevéc, “singer”)
    • по́йна пти́ца (pójna ptíca, “songbird”)

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