пале

Bulgarian

Палете от порода Шпиц

Etymology

Uncertain. Probably related to Bulgarian па́лец (pálec, “thumb”) with original meaning small, tiny one. Compare Bulgarian кутре́ (kutré, “puppy; pinky finger”) for similar semantic association.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈpalʲɛ]

Noun

па́ле • (pále) n (diminutive па́ленце)

puppy, cub
Synonym: кутре́ (kutré)
(figurative) small dog (of any age)

Declension

Declension of па́ле

	singular	plural
indefinite	па́ле pále	па́лета páleta
definite	па́лето páleto	па́летата páletata

References

пале in Rečnik na bǎlgarskija ezik (Institut za bǎlgarski ezik)
пале in Rečnik na bǎlgarskija ezik (Čitanka.Info)
Duridanov I., Račeva M., Todorov T., editor (1996), “пале”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 5, Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, page 25

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