кракал

Bulgarian

Кракал (бяла чапла)

Etymology

Probably of onomatopoeic origin, related to кра́кам (krákam, “to croak, to clatter”), крако́тя (krakótja, “to cackle”) +‎ -ал (-al).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkrakɐɫ]

Noun

кра́кал • (krákal) m

1. (dialectal) great egret (Egretta alba)

   Synonyms: бя́ла ча́пла (bjála čápla), бял риба́р (bjal ribár), (dialectal) креа́л (kreál)

Declension

Declension of кра́кал

	singular	plural
indefinite	кра́кал krákal	кра́кали krákali
definite (subject form)	кра́калът krákalǎt	кра́калите krákalite
definite (object form)	кра́кала krákala
count form	—	кра́кала krákala
vocative form	кра́кале krákale	кра́кали krákali

Related terms

• кроко́н (krokón, “raven”) (dialectal)
• кря́чка (krjáčka, “shrike”) (dialectal)
• кра́я (krája), кре́я (kréja, “type of seabird: gannet, cormorant”) (dialectal)

References

• Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1979), “кракал”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 2 (и – крепя̀), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, page 712