собол
Bulgarian
editEtymology
editUltimately from Proto-Slavic *sobolъ, *sobolь, possibly via Russian со́боль (sóbolʹ, “sable”), as Russia was the main exporter of sable pelt during the Middle Ages. Originally may have referred to any “small mammal with hazel or fawn fur”, based on the apparent kinship to dialectal соболе́ц (soboléc, “ground squirel”), Romanian șobolan (“rat”).
The Slavic etymon is sometimes considered a Eurasian wanderwort, a doublet of Turkish-Persian borrowing саму́р (samúr) (ultimately from Middle Persian smwl).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editсобо́л • (soból) m (relational adjective собо́лев)
- (obsolescent) small mustelid (member of family Mustelidae)
- Synonym: (dialectal) ла́сица (lásica)
- ⇒ го́рски собо́л (górski soból, “sable (Mustela zibellina)”)
Declension
editDeclension of собо́л
Related terms
edit- соболе́ц (soboléc, “ground squirrel”) (dialectal)