каменарче

Bulgarian

Сиво каменарче

Etymology

The diminutive meaning is equivalent to камена́р (kamenár, “stonemason”) +‎ -че (-če).

The bird name stems from ка́мен (kámen, “stone”) +‎ -арче (-arče).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [kɐmɛˈnart͡ʃɛ]
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Noun

камена́рче • (kamenárče) n (relational adjective камена́рчев)

  1. (literally) Diminutive of камена́р (kamenár, “stonemason”)
  2. wheatear, fallow-smiter (songbird of genus Oenanthe)

Declension

Hyponyms

  • си́во камена́рче (sívo kamenárče, “grey wheatear, Oenanthe oenanthe”)
  • червеногъ́рдо камена́рче (červenogǎ́rdo kamenárče, “red-breasted wheatear, Oenanthe bottae”)
  • че́рно камена́рче (čérno kamenárče, “black wheatear, Oenanthe leucura”)
  • черногъ́рбо камена́рче (černogǎ́rbo kamenárče, “pied wheatear, Oenanthe pleschanka”) (literally: black-backed wheatear)
  • ска́лно камена́рче (skálno kamenárče, “Finsch's wheatear, Oenanthe finschii”) (literally: rock wheatear)

References

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