смелчага

Bulgarian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [smɛɫˈt͡ʃa̟ɡɐ]

Noun

смелча́га • (smelčága) m

  1. (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

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