авиоас

Bulgarian

Etymology

From а́вио- (ávio-, “aero-, aviation”) +‎ ас (as, “ace”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɐvioˈas]

• Audio:

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Noun

авиоа́с • (avioás) m

1. (aviation, military) ace (highly skilled pilot)

Usage notes

• This word is more specific than the word ас (as), which has the general English meaning of "ace" – including the playing-card sense. авиоа́с refers only to the military kind, i.e. a fighter pilot who has shot down a considerable number of enemies.

Declension

Declension of авиоа́с

	singular	plural
indefinite	авиоа́с avioás	авиоа́сове avioásove
definite (subject form)	авиоа́сът avioásǎt	авиоа́совете avioásovete
definite (object form)	авиоа́са avioása
count form	—	авиоа́са avioása

References

• “авиоас”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010