чучулига

Bulgarian
Полска чучулига (Alauda arvensis)

Etymology

Imitative from the call чу-чу (ču-ču, “coo-coo”) + -ига (-iga). Compare Romanian ciocârlie, tiutiuroi (“skylark”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [t͡ʃo̟t͡ʃo̟ˈliɡɐ]
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Noun

чучули́га • (čučulíga) f (masculine чучуля́к)

  1. female equivalent of чучуля́к (čučulják): lark (bird of family Alaudidae)

Declension
Declension of чучули́га
singular plural
indefinite чучули́га
čučulíga		 чучули́ги
čučulígi
definite чучули́гата
čučulígata		 чучули́гите
čučulígite
vocative form чучули́го
čučulígo		 чучули́ги
čučulígi

Alternative forms

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