смелчага

Bulgarian

Etymology

смеле́ц (smeléc, “braveman”) (obsolete) +‎ -яга (-jaga)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [smɛɫˈt͡ʃa̟ɡɐ]

Noun

смелча́га • (smelčága) m

1. (colloquial) courageous person

Usage notes

Grammatically, the lemma is declined as a feminine a-stem, but syntactically it behaves as a masculine.

Declension

Declension of смелча́га

	singular	plural
indefinite	смелча́га smelčága	смелча́ги smelčági
definite	смелча́гата smelčágata	смелча́гите smelčágite
vocative form	смелча́го smelčágo	смелча́ги smelčági

Related terms

• смел (smel, “brave”)

References

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