заек

Bulgarian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *zajęcь. Dialectally, also encountered as зо́як (zójak), зо́ек (zóek), зàец (zàec), зȃк (zȃk).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈzaɛk]

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Noun

за́ек • (záek) m (feminine за́йка)

1. rabbit (mammal) (usually a male one)
2. hare (mammal) (usually a male one)
3. raw recruit, rookie, fresher, freshman

Declension

Declension of за́ек

	singular	plural
indefinite	за́ек záek	за́йци zájci
definite (subject form)	за́екът záekǎt	за́йците zájcite
definite (object form)	за́ека záeka
count form	—	за́ека záeka
vocative form	за́еко záeko	за́йци zájci

References

• “заек”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “заек”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volumes 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 587
• Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “зоек”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volumes 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 652

Russian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈza(j)ɪk]

Noun

за́ек • (zájek) m anim pl or f anim pl

1. genitive/accusative plural of за́йка (zájka)