гърлица

Bulgarian

Гърлици

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *gъrdlica. Morphologically identical to гъ́рло (gǎ́rlo, “throat”) +‎ -ица (-ica).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈɡɤrlʲit͡sə]

Noun

гъ́рлица • (gǎ́rlica) f

(dialectal) turtle dove
Synonym: гургули́ца (gurgulíca) (standard)
(figurative, only in vocative) sweetheart, loved one (for women)

Declension

Declension of гъ́рлица

	singular	plural
indefinite	гъ́рлица gǎ́rlica	гъ́рлици gǎ́rlici
definite	гъ́рлицата gǎ́rlicata	гъ́рлиците gǎ́rlicite
vocative form	гъ́рлице gǎ́rlice	гъ́рлици gǎ́rlici

Related terms

огъ́рлица (ogǎ́rlica, “necklace”)

References

гърлица in Rečnik na bǎlgarskija ezik (Institut za bǎlgarski ezik)
гърлица in Rečnik na bǎlgarskija ezik (Čitanka.Info)

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