гарван

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Гарван

Etymology

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From Proto-Slavic *gavornъ, a conflation of the call га-га (ga-ga, kra-kra) + вран (vran, crow).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈɡarvɐn]
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Noun

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га́рван (gárvanm (relational adjective га́рванов)

  1. raven (Corvus corax)
    Synonym: (dialectal) га́лун (gálun)
    га́рван га́рвану око́ не ва́ди
    gárvan gárvanu okó ne vádi
    there is honor among thieves, dog does not eat dog
    (literally, “a raven does not remove a(nother) raven's eye”)

Declension

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Alternative forms

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References

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