ловец

Bulgarian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *lovьcь.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɫoˈvɛt͡s]

Noun

лове́ц • (lovéc) m

1. hunter

Declension

Declension of лове́ц

	singular	plural
indefinite	лове́ц lovéc	ловци́ lovcí
definite (subject form)	лове́цът lovécǎt	ловци́те lovcíte
definite (object form)	лове́ца lovéca
count form	—	лове́ца lovéca

References

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

Macedonian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *lovьcь.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɫɔvɛt͡s]

Noun

ловец • (lovec) m

1. hunter

Declension

Declension of ловец

	singular	plural
indefinite	ловец (lovec)	ловци (lovci)
definite unspecified	ловецот (lovecot)	ловците (lovcite)
definite proximal	ловецов (lovecov)	ловциве (lovcive)
definite distal	ловецон (lovecon)	ловцине (lovcine)
vocative	ловецу (lovecu)	ловци (lovci)
count form	—	ловеца (loveca)

Russian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *lovьcь.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɫɐˈvʲet͡s]

Noun

лове́ц • (lovéc) m anim (genitive ловца́, nominative plural ловцы́, genitive plural ловцо́в)

1. fisherman
2. hunter

Declension

Declension of лове́ц (anim masc-form ц-stem accent-b reduc) 

	singular	plural
nominative	лове́ц lovéc	ловцы́ lovcý
genitive	ловца́ lovcá	ловцо́в lovcóv
dative	ловцу́ lovcú	ловца́м lovcám
accusative	ловца́ lovcá	ловцо́в lovcóv
instrumental	ловцо́м lovcóm	ловца́ми lovcámi
prepositional	ловце́ lovcé	ловца́х lovcáx

Related terms

• лови́ть impf (lovítʹ), пойма́ть pf (pojmátʹ)
• лов (lov)
• ло́вля (lóvlja)
• ло́вчий (lóvčij)
• ло́вкий (lóvkij), ло́вко (lóvko), ло́вкость (lóvkostʹ)
• лову́шка (lovúška)
• ловка́ч (lovkáč)