гърлица

Bulgarian
Гърлици

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *gъrdlica. Morphologically identical to гъ́рло (gǎ́rlo, “throat”) +‎ -ица (-ica).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈɡɤrlit͡sɐ]
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Noun

гъ́рлица • (gǎ́rlica) f

  1. (dialectal) turtle dove
    Synonym: (standard) гургули́ца (gurgulíca)
  2. (figurative, only in vocative) sweetheart, loved one (for women)

Declension
Declension of гъ́рлица
singular plural
indefinite гъ́рлица
gǎ́rlica		 гъ́рлици
gǎ́rlici
definite гъ́рлицата
gǎ́rlicata		 гъ́рлиците
gǎ́rlicite
vocative form гъ́рлице
gǎ́rlice		 гъ́рлици
gǎ́rlici
  • огъ́рлица (ogǎ́rlica, “necklace”)

References
  • “гърлица”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • “гърлица”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
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