гав
Bulgarian
editEtymology
editOnomatopoeic, from Proto-Slavic *gavъ. Compare Latin gāvia (“type of bird”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editгав • (gav) m
- (dialectal) bird's cawing cry (typically of crows)
- (dialectal) beast's roar (typically of carnivora)
Declension
editDeclension of гав
Derived terms
edit- гав-гав (gav-gav, “caw-caw”)
- га́вкам (gávkam, “to bark, to caw”)
- га́вка (gávka, “crow, rook; stupid girl”) (dialectal)
Related terms
editFurther reading
edit- Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “га́вка”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 221