кюкавец

Bulgarian

Късокрил (обикновен) кюкавец

Петнист кюкавец

Etymology

Of onomatopoeic origin, from the call кю-кю (kju-kju) +‎ -авец (-avec).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [kʲu̟ˈkavɛt͡s]

Noun

кюка́вец • (kjukávec) m

sandpiper (shorebird of genus Actitis)
Synonym: (general term) бека́с (bekás)

Declension

Declension of кюка́вец

	singular	plural
indefinite	кюка́вец kjukávec	кюка́вци kjukávci
definite (subject form)	кюка́вецът kjukávecǎt	кюка́вците kjukávcite
definite (object form)	кюка́веца kjukáveca	кюка́вците kjukávcite
vocative form	кюка́вецо kjukáveco	кюка́вци kjukávci

Hyponyms

късокри́л кюка́вец (kǎsokríl kjukávec, “common sandpiper, Actitis hypoleucos”) (literally: short-wing sandpiper)
пе́тнист кюка́вец (pétnist kjukávec, “spotted sandpiper, Actitis macularius”)

Related terms

ку́куви́ца (kúkuvíca, “cuckoo”)
кукумя́вка (kukumjávka, “screech-owl”)
кукуря́к (kukurják, “hellebore”)

References

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

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