джудже
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Bulgarian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish جوجه (cüce), from Persian جوجه (juje), interpreted as *-ę stem diminutive noun. Cognate with Macedonian џу́џе (džúdže).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]джудже́ • (džudžé) n
- (mythology) dwarf (creature from folklore)
- dwarf, midget (person or creature suffering from dwarfism)
Declension
[edit]Declension of джудже́
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | джудже́ džudžé |
джудже́та džudžéta |
| definite | джудже́то džudžéto |
джудже́тата džudžétata |
References
[edit]- “джудже”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
- Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “джудже”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 369