крещалец

Bulgarian

Крещалец (воден дърдавец)

Etymology

крещя́ (kreštjá, “to scream, to shout”) +‎ -алец (-alec).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [krɛʃˈtalʲɛt͡s]

Noun

креща́лец • (kreštálec) m

(literally) shouter
water rail (Rallus aquaticus)
Synonym: во́ден дърда́вец (vóden dǎrdávec)

Declension

Declension of креща́лец

	singular	plural
indefinite	креща́лец kreštálec	креща́лци kreštálci
definite (subject form)	креща́лецът kreštálecǎt	креща́лците kreštálcite
definite (object form)	креща́леца kreštáleca	креща́лците kreštálcite
vocative form	креща́лецо kreštáleco	креща́лци kreštálci

Related terms

кра́стел (krástel, “crake”) (archaic)
кря́чка (krjáčka, “shriek”) (dialectal)

References

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

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