лешояд

Bulgarian

Белоглав лешояд

Etymology

From леш (leš, “carrion”) +‎ -о- (-o-) +‎ яд (jad, “eater”), with specialization of meaning specifically to birds scavengers. Compare Macedonian лешинар (lešinar, “vulture”), Serbo-Croatian лѐшина̄р (“vulture”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [lɛʃo̟ˈja̟t]

• Audio (Standard Bulgarian):

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• Rhymes: -at
• Syllabification^(key): ле‧шо‧яд

Noun

лешоя́д • (lešojád) m (relational adjective лешоя́ден)

1. (literally) scavenger

   Synonym: мършоя́д (mǎršojád)

2. vulture (carrion-eating bird of prey)

Declension

Declension of лешоя́д

	singular	plural
indefinite	лешоя́д lešojád	лешоя́ди lešojádi
definite (subject form)	лешоя́дът lešojádǎt	лешоя́дите lešojádite
definite (object form)	лешоя́да lešojáda
count form	—	лешоя́да lešojáda
vocative form	лешоя́де lešojáde	лешоя́ди lešojádi

Related terms

• леш (leš, “carrion”)
• яд (jad, “eater”), ядене (jadene, “eating”)

References

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