славей

See also: славеи and славеј

Bulgarian

Обикновен (южен) славей

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *solvьjь, from Proto-Slavic *solvъ (“beige, yellowish”) +‎ -ей (-ej).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈsɫavɛj]

Noun

сла́вей • (slávej) m (relational adjective славее́в, diminutive сла́вейче)

1. nightingale (passerine bird of genus Luscinia)

Declension

Declension of сла́вей

	singular	plural
indefinite	сла́вей slávej	сла́веи slávei
definite (subject form)	сла́веят slávejat	сла́веите sláveite
definite (object form)	сла́вея sláveja
count form	—	сла́вея sláveja
vocative form	сла́вею sláveju	сла́веи slávei

Alternative forms

• сла́вий (slávij) — outdated

Hyponyms

• се́верен славей (séveren slavej, “thrush nightingale, Luscinia luscinia”) (literally: northern nightingale)
• ю́жен славей (júžen slavej, “common nightingale, Luscinia megarhynchos”) (literally: southern nightingale)

References

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