Bulgarian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Slavic *mǫdo.

Pronunciation

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  • мъдо́: IPA(key): [mɐˈdɔ]
  • мъ́до: IPA(key): [ˈmɤdo]

Noun

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мъдо́ or мъ́до (mǎdó or mǎ́don

  1. (colloquial, vulgar) testicle, ball, bollock, nut
    Synonyms: ташак (tašak), (regular term) тести́кул (testíkul), (regular term) те́стис (téstis)

Usage notes

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Both the dual and the collective forms survive for the plural - мъде́ (mǎdé) is used when referring to a pair of testicles, while мъда́ (mǎdá) is used in general.

Declension

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References

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  • мъдо”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • Georgiev, Vladimir I., Duridanov, I. V., editors (1995), “мъдо”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 4 (мѝнго² – па̀дам), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 372