канарче

Bulgarian
Канарче

Etymology

Diminutive form of the transliteration of Latin canārius (“canine”) + -че (-če), which yielded the name of the Canary Islands, where the bird is native to.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [kɐˈnart͡ʃɛ]
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Noun

кана́рче • (kanárče) n (masculine кана́р)

  1. female equivalent of кана́р (kanár): canary bird (passerine bird of genus Serinus)

Declension
Declension of кана́рче
singular plural
indefinite кана́рче
kanárče		 кана́рчета
kanárčeta
definite кана́рчето
kanárčeto		 кана́рчетата
kanárčetata
  • Кана́рски о́строви (Kanárski óstrovi, “Canary Islands”)

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

Anagrams
  • карначе (karnače)
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