скарабей

Bulgarian

Скарабей

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin scarabaeus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [skɐrɐˈbɛj]

Noun

скарабе́й • (skarabéj) m

1. scarabaeid, chafer (bettle of family Scarabaeidae)

   Synonym: (dialectal) щеле́ц (šteléc)

2. (sacral) scarab artifact (type of amulet)

Declension

Declension of скарабе́й

	singular	plural
indefinite	скарабе́й skarabéj	скарабе́и skarabéi
definite (subject form)	скарабе́ят skarabéjat	скарабе́ите skarabéite
definite (object form)	скарабе́я skarabéja
count form	—	скарабе́я skarabéja
vocative form	скарабе́ю skarabéju	скарабе́и skarabéi

Related terms

• кору́ба (korúba, “shell, carapace”)

References

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

Russian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin scarabaeus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [skərɐˈbʲej]

Noun

скарабе́й • (skarabéj) m anim (genitive скарабе́я, nominative plural скарабе́и, genitive plural скарабе́ев)

1. scarab

Declension

Declension of скарабе́й (anim masc-form vowel-stem accent-a) 

	singular	plural
nominative	скарабе́й skarabéj	скарабе́и skarabéi
genitive	скарабе́я skarabéja	скарабе́ев skarabéjev
dative	скарабе́ю skarabéju	скарабе́ям skarabéjam
accusative	скарабе́я skarabéja	скарабе́ев skarabéjev
instrumental	скарабе́ем skarabéjem	скарабе́ями skarabéjami
prepositional	скарабе́е skarabéje	скарабе́ях skarabéjax