мраченик
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Bulgarian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From мрак (mrak, “darkness”) + -еник (-enik), called so because nightjars typically hunt at dusk.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
мра́ченик • (mráčenik) m
- nightjar, nighthawk (nocturnal bird of family Caprimulgidae)
- Synonyms: козодо́й (kozodój), но́щна ля́стовица (nóštna ljástovica)
Declension[edit]
Declension of мра́ченик
singular | plural | |
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indefinite | мра́ченик mráčenik |
мра́ченици mráčenici |
definite (subject form) |
мра́ченикът mráčenikǎt |
мра́чениците mráčenicite |
definite (object form) |
мра́ченика mráčenika | |
count form | — | мра́ченика mráčenika |
vocative form | мра́ченико mráčeniko |
мра́ченици mráčenici |
Related terms[edit]
- мрачи́ло (mračílo, “dusk, twilight”)
- помрачи́тел (pomračítel, “darkness-bringer, eclipser”)