плъх

Bulgarian
Сив плъх
Черен плъх

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *pъlxъ. The cognates of that word in other Slavic languages usually mean dormouse, while the word for rat is either from Proto-Slavic *krysa or *ščurъ.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [pɫɤx]

Noun

плъх • (plǎh) m

  1. rat
    Synonym: патка́н (patkán)
    кни́жен плъх ― knížen plǎh ― bookworm
  2. (obsolete) vole, dormouse (large mouse-like rodent)
    во́ден плъх ― vóden plǎh ― water vole

Declension
Declension of плъх
singular plural
indefinite плъх
plǎh		 плъ́хове
plǎ́hove
definite
(subject form)		 плъ́хът
plǎ́hǎt		 плъ́ховете
plǎ́hovete
definite
(object form)		 плъ́ха
plǎ́ha
count form — плъ́ха
plǎ́ha

Alternative forms
  • пълх (pǎlh), полх (polh) – dialectal

See also

References
  • плъх in Rečnik na bǎlgarskija ezik (Institut za bǎlgarski ezik)
  • плъх in Rečnik na bǎlgarskija ezik (Čitanka.Info)
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