смелчага

Bulgarian

Etymology

смеле́ц (smeléc, “braveman”) (obsolete) +‎ -яга (-jaga)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [smɛɫˈt͡ʃa̟ɡə]

Noun

смелча́га • (smelčága) m

(colloquial) courageous person

Usage notes

Grammatically, the lemma is declined as a feminine a-stem, but syntactically it behaves as a masculine.

Declension

Declension of смелча́га

	singular	plural
indefinite	смелча́га smelčága	смелча́ги smelčági
definite	смелча́гата smelčágata	смелча́гите smelčágite
vocative form	смелча́го smelčágo	смелча́ги smelčági

Related terms

смел (smel, “brave”)

References

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

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