кокилобегач

Bulgarian

Кокилобегач

Etymology

коки́ли pl (kokíli, “stilts”) +‎ -о- (-o-) +‎ бега́ч (begáč, “runner, sprinter”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kokiɫobɛˈɡat͡ʃ]

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Noun

кокилобега́ч • (kokilobegáč) m (relational adjective кокилобега́чов)

1. (literally) stilt-runner
2. stilt (wader bird of genus Himantopus)

Declension

Declension of кокилобега́ч

	singular	plural
indefinite	кокилобега́ч kokilobegáč	кокилобега́чи kokilobegáči
definite (subject form)	кокилобега́чът kokilobegáčǎt	кокилобега́чите kokilobegáčite
definite (object form)	кокилобега́ча kokilobegáča
count form	—	кокилобега́ча kokilobegáča
vocative form	кокилобега́чо kokilobegáčo	кокилобега́чи kokilobegáči

Related terms

• брегобега́ч (bregobegáč, “shore-runner; snipe (bird)”)
• блатобега́ч (blatobegáč, “swamp-runner; sandpiper (bird)”)

References

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