скорец

Bulgarian

Обикновен скорец

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *skvorьcь, probably originally meaning whisperer, fiddler. Compare dialectal Bulgarian скови́ча (skovíča, “to whine”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [skoˈrɛt͡s]

Noun

скоре́ц • (skoréc) m

1. starling (bird of genus Sturnus, particularly Sturnus vulgaris)

Declension

Declension of скоре́ц

	singular	plural
indefinite	скоре́ц skoréc	скорци́ skorcí
definite (subject form)	скоре́цът skorécǎt	скорци́те skorcíte
definite (object form)	скоре́ца skoréca
count form	—	скоре́ца skoréca
vocative form	скоре́цо skoréco	скорци́ skorcí

Alternative forms

• скворе́ц (skvoréc)

Related terms

• ско́вран (skóvran, “type of passarid bird”)

References

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