брегобегач

Bulgarian

Голям брегобегач

Ръждивогръд брегобегач

Пепеляв брегобегач

Etymology

бряг (brjag, “shore, coast”) +‎ -о- (-o-) +‎ бега́ч (begáč, “runner”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [brɛɡobɛˈɡat͡ʃ]

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Noun

брегобега́ч • (bregobegáč) m

1. (literally) coastal runner
2. sandpiper, stint, snipe (shorebird of family Scolopacidae, specifically genera Calidris, Tryngites, and Xenus)

   Synonym: (general term) бека́с (bekás)

Declension

Declension of брегобега́ч

	singular	plural
indefinite	брегобега́ч bregobegáč	брегобега́чи bregobegáči
definite (subject form)	брегобега́чът bregobegáčǎt	брегобега́чите bregobegáčite
definite (object form)	брегобега́ча bregobegáča
count form	—	брегобега́ча bregobegáča
vocative form	брегобега́чо bregobegáčo	брегобега́чи bregobegáči

Hyponyms

• голя́м брегобега́ч (goljám bregobegáč, “great knot, Calidris canutus”)
• ма́лък брегобега́ч (málǎk bregobegáč, “little stint, Calidris minuta”)
• мо́рски брегобега́ч (mórski bregobegáč, “purple sandpiper, Calidris maritima”) (literally: marine shore-runner)
• кривоклю́н брегобега́ч (krivokljún bregobegáč, “skew-billed sandpiper, Calidris ferruginea”)
• плоскоклю́н брегобега́ч (ploskokljún bregobegáč, “broad-billed sandpiper, Calidris falcinellus”)
• остроопаша́т брегобега́ч (ostroopašát bregobegáč, “sharp-tailed sandpiper, Calidris acuminata”)
• трипръ́ст брегобега́ч (triprǎ́st bregobegáč, “sanderling, Calidris alba”) (literally: three-toed shore-runner)
• ръждивогръ́д брегобега́ч (rǎždivogrǎ́d bregobegáč, “buff-breasted sandpiper, genus Tryngites”)
• пепеля́в брегобега́ч (pepeljáv bregobegáč, “Terek sandpiper, genus Xenus”) (literally: ash-gray shore-runner)

Related terms

• бряг (brjag, “shore, coast”)
• бега́ч (begáč, “runner”), бегле́ц (begléc, “runaway”)

References

• “брегобегач”, in Речник на българския език (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• “брегобегач”, in Речник на българския език (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010