дивеч

Bulgarian

Alternative forms

• ди́вяч (dívjač) — obsolescent

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Slavic *divьjakъ

Proto-Indo-European *-is

Proto-Balto-Slavic *-is

Proto-Slavic *-ь

Proto-Slavic *divьjačь

Bulgarian дивеч

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *divьjačь. By surface analysis, див (div, “wild”) +‎ -еч (-eč).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈdivɛt͡ʃ]

• Audio (Standard Bulgarian):

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• Rhymes: -ivɛt͡ʃ
• Syllabification^(key): ди‧веч

Noun

ди́веч • (díveč) m (relational adjective ди́вечов)

1. (collective) wildstock, game (wild animals that are hunted for food or sport)

Declension

Declension of ди́веч

	singular	plural
indefinite	ди́веч díveč	ди́вечи díveči
definite (subject form)	ди́вечът dívečǎt	ди́вечите dívečite
definite (object form)	ди́веча díveča
count form	—	ди́веча díveča

Noun

ди́веч • (díveč) f

1. venison (meat from hunted wild animal)

Declension

Declension of ди́веч

	singular
indefinite	ди́веч díveč
definite	дивечта́ divečtá

References

• “дивеч”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• “дивеч”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
• Nayden Gerov (1895), “ди́вꙗчь и ди́вечь”, in Рѣчникъ на Блъгарскꙑй язꙑкъ. Съ тлъкувание рѣчи-тꙑ на Блъгарскꙑ и на Русскꙑ. [Dictionary of the Bulgarian language] (in Bulgarian), volume 1, Plovdiv: Дружествена печꙗтница "Съгласие.", page 293

Macedonian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *divьjačь (South Slavic).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈdivɛt͡ʃ]

Noun

дивеч • (diveč) m

1. game (animals)

Declension

Declension of дивеч

	singular	plural
indefinite	дивеч (diveč)	дивечи (diveči)
definite unspecified	дивечот (divečot)	дивечите (divečite)
definite proximal	дивечов (divečov)	дивечиве (divečive)
definite distal	дивечон (divečon)	дивечине (divečine)
vocative	дивечу (diveču)	дивечи (diveči)
count form	—	дивеча (diveča)

References

• “дивеч” in Дигитален речник на македонскиот јазик (Digitalen rečnik na makedonskiot jazik) [Digital dictionary of the Macedonian language] − drmj.eu