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Сив (същински) жерав
 
Двойка момини жерави
 
Сив коронован жерав

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  • IPA(key): [ˈʒɛrɐf]
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Etymology 1

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Originally an i-stem from Proto-Slavic *žeravь.

Noun

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же́рав (žéravm (feminine же́равица, relational adjective же́рав or же́равов or же́равен)

  1. crane (bird of family Gruidae)
    Synonym: (archaic, obsolete) турна́ (turná)
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References

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  • жерав (същ.)”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • жерав”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
  • Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “жерав”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 536

Etymology 2

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From Proto-Slavic *žeravъ.

Adjective

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же́рав (žérav)

  1. (dialectal, relational) crane; crane's
    жераво пероžeravo perocrane's feather
    жераво яйцеžeravo jajcecrane's egg
    жерав клюнžerav kljuncrane's beak
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References

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  • жерав (прил.)”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014

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Macedonian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *žeravь.

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Noun

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жерав (žeravm

  1. crane (bird)

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Serbo-Croatian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *žeravь.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ʒěraːʋ/
  • Hyphenation: же‧рав

Noun

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жѐра̄в m (Latin spelling žèrāv)

  1. (poetic, rare) crane (bird)
  2. (regional) a grey or dappled horse

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