живак

Bulgarian

Etymology

From жив (živ, “alive”) +‎ -ак (-ak), short for жи́во сребро́ (žívo srebró, “quicksilver”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʒiˈvak]

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• Rhymes: -ak

Noun

жива́к • (živák) m (relational adjective жива́чен)

1. (literally) lively, agile, nimble one

   Synonyms: пъргавелко (pǎrgavelko), бързак (bǎrzak), нервак (nervak)

2. (chemistry) mercury

   Synonym: жи́во сребро́ (žívo srebró)

Declension

Declension of жива́к

	singular
indefinite	жива́к živák
definite (subject form)	жива́кът živákǎt
definite (object form)	жива́ка živáka

Coordinate terms

• (Chemical element): Previous: злато (zlato) Next: талий (talij)

Related terms

• живо́в (živóv) (obsolete)
  • живо́вляк (živóvljak, “plantago”)
• жи́вък (žívǎk, “lively, agile, nimble”) (dialectal, obsolete)
• жи́вен (žíven, “vital”) (archaic, obsolete)
• живо́т (živót, “life”)
• живе́ц (živéc, “pulse, nerve”)
• живо́ст (živóst, “liveliness, vividness”)
• живина́ (živiná, “vivid, lively one”)

References

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