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гав

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Bulgarian

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Etymology

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Onomatopoeic, from Proto-Slavic *gavъ. Compare Latin gāvia (type of bird).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ɡaf]
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

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гав (gavm

  1. (dialectal) bird's cawing cry (typically of crows)
  2. (dialectal) beast's roar (typically of carnivora)

Declension

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Declension of гав
singular plural
indefinite гав
gav
га́вове
gávove
definite
(subject form)
га́вът
gávǎt
га́вовете
gávovete
definite
(object form)
га́ва
gáva
count form га́ва
gáva

Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “га́вка”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 221