мъск
Bulgarian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Slavic *mъskъ, probably of Paleo-Balkan descent, akin to Albanian mushk (“mule”), Aromanian mușcă (“mule”), Latin mūlus (“mule”) (<*muslos), Ancient Greek μυχλός (mukhlós, “he-ass”). Further origin is unclear. Meyer hypothesizes a possible relation to the ethnonym of the ancient people Mysoi and/or Muški.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]мъск • (mǎsk) m (feminine мъска́)
- (historical) mule (hybrid between a male donkey and a female horse)
- Synonym: муле́ (mulé)
Declension
[edit]Declension of мъск
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | мъск mǎsk |
мъскове́ mǎskové |
| definite (subject form) |
мъскъ́т mǎskǎ́t |
мъскове́те mǎskovéte |
| definite (object form) |
мъска́ mǎská | |
| count form | — | мъ́ска mǎ́ska |
Coordinate terms
[edit]- кон (kon, “horse”), коби́ла (kobíla, “mare”)
- осе́л (osél, “jack”), осли́ца (oslíca, “jenny”)
- мага́ре (magáre, “donkey”)
References
[edit]- “мъск”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
- Georgiev, Vladimir I., Duridanov, I. V., editors (1995), “мъск”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 4 (мѝнго² – па̀дам), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 430