език

Bulgarian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *(j)ęzykъ, from Proto-Indo-European *dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɛˈzik]

Noun

ези́к • (ezík) m

1. (anatomy) tongue, glossa
2. tongue (of a shoe, bell, etc.), pawl, catch, clapper
3. (system of communication using words or symbols) language, speech, tongue, lingo
4. (the particular words used in speech or a passage of text) language, style, idiom, parlance, wording
5. jargon, cant

Declension

Declension of ези́к

	singular	plural
indefinite	ези́к ezík	ези́ци ezíci
definite (subject form)	ези́кът ezíkǎt	ези́ците ezícite
definite (object form)	ези́ка ezíka
count form	—	ези́ка ezíka

Further reading

• език in Rečnik na bǎlgarskija ezik (Institut za bǎlgarski ezik)