зидарка

Bulgarian

Зидарка (птичка)

Гнездо на скална зидарка

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ziˈdarkɐ]

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Etymology 1

зида́р (zidár, “mason”) +‎ -ка (-ka)

Noun

зида́рка • (zidárka) f (masculine зида́р)

1. female equivalent of зида́р (zidár): female mason, female bricklayer, female stonemason

Declension

Declension of зида́рка

	singular	plural
indefinite	зида́рка zidárka	зида́рки zidárki
definite	зида́рката zidárkata	зида́рките zidárkite
vocative form	зида́рке zidárke	зида́рки zidárki

References

• “зидарка¹”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• “зидарка”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

Etymology 2

Substantivation of Etymology 1, called so because nuthatches build up their nests in tree hollows or on rocky cliffs.

Noun

зида́рка • (zidárka) f (masculine зида́р)

1. female equivalent of зида́р (zidár): nuthatch (tiny bird of family Sittidae)

   Synonyms: лепа́ч (lepáč), (dialectal) бръ́глеш (brǎ́gleš)

Declension

Declension of зида́рка

	singular	plural
indefinite	зида́рка zidárka	зида́рки zidárki
definite	зида́рката zidárkata	зида́рките zidárkite
vocative form	зида́рке zidárke	зида́рки zidárki

Hyponyms

• го́рска зида́рка (górska zidárka, “wood nuthatch, Sitta europaea”)
• ска́лна зида́рка (skálna zidárka, “rock nuthatch, Sitta neumayer”)

References

• “зидарка²”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014