гавед

Bulgarian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈɡavɛt]

Etymology 1

From Proto-Slavic *gavědь, originally meaning “disorganized, orderless pack (of people, animals, objects)” → “wild stock”.

Noun

га́вед (gáved) f

  1. (dialectal, collective) wild stock, beasts
    Synonyms: ди́веч (díveč), дивоти́на (divotína)
Declension
Derived terms
  • гаведи́на (gavedína) (augmentative)

References

  • гавед in Rečnik na bǎlgarskija ezik (Institut za bǎlgarski ezik)
  • Georgiev Vl. I., editor (1971), гавед”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 1, Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, page 221

Etymology 2

Diachronically reanalyzed form Etymology 1.

Noun

га́вед (gáved) m

  1. (countable, derogatory) creep, eerie creature
    Synonyms: гад (gad), гидю́ха (gidjúha)
Declension

References

  • Gerov, Najden (1895), га́ведь”, in Rěčnik na blǎgarskyj jazyk [Dictionary of the Bulgarian language] (in Bulgarian), volume 1, Plovdiv: Družestvena pečatnica “Sǎglasie”, page 205
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