лешояд

Bulgarian

Белоглав лешояд

Etymology

From леш (leš, “carrion”) +‎ -о- (-o-) +‎ яд (jad, “eater”), with specialization of meaning specifically to birds scavengers. Compare Macedonian лешинар (lešinar, “vulture”), Serbo-Croatian лѐшина̄р (“vulture”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ɫɛʃo̟ˈja̟t]

Noun

лешоя́д • (lešojád) m (related adjective лешоя́ден)

(literally) scavenger
Synonym: мършоя́д (mǎršojád)
vulture (carrion-eating bird of prey)

Declension

Declension of лешоя́д

	singular	plural
indefinite	лешоя́д lešojád	лешоя́ди lešojádi
definite (subject form)	лешоя́дът lešojádǎt	лешоя́дите lešojádite
definite (object form)	лешоя́да lešojáda	лешоя́дите lešojádite
count form	—	лешоя́да lešojáda
vocative form	лешоя́де lešojáde	лешоя́ди lešojádi

Related terms

леш (leš, “carrion”)
яд (jad, “eater”), ядене (jadene, “eating”)

References

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

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