скатия

Bulgarian

Брезова скатия

Елшова скатия

Etymology

Borrowed from Greek σκαθί (skathí), σκαρθί (skarthí, “siskin”), borrowed also in Romanian scatiu (“siskin”), Turkish iskete (“titmouse”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [skɐˈtijɐ]

Noun

скати́я • (skatíja) f

1. cardueline finch (passerine bird of genus Carduelis)

   Synonym: (dialectal) чи́жка (čížka)

Declension

Declension of скати́я

	singular	plural
indefinite	скати́я skatíja	скати́и skatíi
definite	скати́ята skatíjata	скати́ите skatíite
vocative form	скати́йо skatíjo	скати́и skatíi

Hyponyms

• бре́зова скатия (brézova skatija, “redpoll, Carduelis flammea”) (literally: birch finch)
• елшо́ва скатия (elšóva skatija, “siskin, Carduelis spinus”) (literally: alder finch)

References

• Racheva, M., Todorov, T. A., editors (2002), “скатия”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 6 (пỳскам – словàр²), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 734