скакалец

Bulgarian

Насекомо скакалец

Etymology

ска́чам (skáčam, “to jump, to hop”) +‎ -алец (-alec).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [skɐkɐˈlɛt͡s]

Noun

скакале́ц • (skakaléc) m

1. grasshopper, locust (orthopteran insect of genus Locusta)

Declension

Declension of скакале́ц

	singular	plural
indefinite	скакале́ц skakaléc	скакалци́ skakalcí
definite (subject form)	скакале́цът skakalécǎt	скакалци́те skakalcíte
definite (object form)	скакале́ца skakaléca
count form	—	скакале́ца skakaléca
vocative form	скакале́цо skakaléco	скакалци́ skakalcí

Alternative forms

• скакуле́ц (skakuléc), скокуле́ц (skokuléc) — dialectal

Hyponyms

• по́лски скакале́ц (pólski skakaléc, “swarming grasshopper, family Acrididae”) (literally: field grasshopper)
• го́рски скакале́ц (górski skakaléc, “bush cricket, genus Isophya”) (literally: forest grasshopper)
• зеле́н скакале́ц (zelén skakaléc, “green bush cricket, genus Tettigonia”) (literally: green grasshopper)

Related terms

• скача́ч (skačáč, “jumper”)
• скокливе́ц (skoklivéc, “springer”)

References

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

Macedonian

Etymology

See скакулец (skakulec).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈskakalɛt͡s]

Noun

скакалец • (skakalec) m (plural скакалци)

1. (rare) Alternative form of скакулец m (skakulec).

   Synonym: (dialectal) скачка f (skačka)

Declension

Declension of скакалец

	singular	plural
indefinite	скакалец (skakalec)	скакалци (skakalci)
definite unspecified	скакалецот (skakalecot)	скакалците (skakalcite)
definite proximal	скакалецов (skakalecov)	скакалциве (skakalcive)
definite distal	скакалецон (skakalecon)	скакалцине (skakalcine)
vocative	скакалецу (skakalecu)	скакалци (skakalci)
count form	—	скакалеца (skakaleca)

Related terms

• скака impf (skaka) (dialectal)