чичопей

Bulgarian

Чичикане на авлига

Etymology

Of onomatopoeic origin, from the call чи-чи (či-či, “chirp-chirp”) +‎ -о- (-o-) +‎ пей (pej, “song”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [t͡ʃit͡ʃo̟ˈpɛj]

Noun

чичопе́й • (čičopéj) m

1. (colloquial) pseudonym of golden orioles (corvoid songbird)

   Synonym: авли́га (avlíga)

2. (rare, regional) pseudonym of chickadees (passerine songbird)

   Synonym: сини́гер (siníger)

Declension

Declension of чичопе́й

	singular	plural
indefinite	чичопе́й čičopéj	чичопе́и čičopéi
definite (subject form)	чичопе́ят čičopéjat	чичопе́ите čičopéite
definite (object form)	чичопе́я čičopéja
count form	—	чичопе́я čičopéja
vocative form	чичопе́ю čičopéju	чичопе́и čičopéi

Related terms

• чурули́кам (čurulíkam), чикчири́кам (čikčiríkam, “to chirp, to twitter”)
• пей (pej, “song”), певе́ц (pevéc, “singer”)
  • по́йна пти́ца (pójna ptíca, “songbird”)

References

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