гавед

Bulgarian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɡavɛt]

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Etymology 1

From Proto-Slavic *gavědь, originally meaning “disorganized, orderless pack (of people, animals, objects)” → “wild stock”.

Noun

га́вед • (gáved) f

1. (dialectal, collective) wild stock, beasts

   Synonyms: ди́веч (díveč), дивоти́на (divotína)

Declension

Declension of га́вед

	singular
indefinite	га́вед gáved
definite	гаведта́ gavedtá

Derived terms

• гаведи́на (gavedína) (augmentative)

Related terms

• гове́до (govédo, “cattle”)
• гаве́з (gavéz, “hemp-leaved hollyhock, Althaea cannabina”) (dialectal)
• гав (gav, “roar, caw”)
  • га́вкам (gávkam, “to bark, to caw, to croak”)

References

• “гавед”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “гавед”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 221

Etymology 2

Diachronically reanalyzed form Etymology 1.

Noun

га́вед • (gáved) m

1. (countable, derogatory) creep, eerie creature

   Synonyms: гад (gad), гидю́ха (gidjúha)

Declension

Declension of га́вед

	singular	plural
indefinite	га́вед gáved	га́веди gávedi
definite (subject form)	га́ведът gávedǎt	га́ведите gávedite
definite (object form)	га́веда gáveda
count form	—	га́веда gáveda

References

• Nayden Gerov (1895) “га́ведь”, in Рѣчникъ на Блъгарскꙑй язꙑкъ. Съ тлъкувание рѣчи-тꙑ на Блъгарскꙑ и на Русскꙑ. [Dictionary of the Bulgarian language]‎^[1] (in Bulgarian), volume 1, Plovdiv: Дружествена печꙗтница "Съгласие.", page 205