See also: Телец

Bulgarian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old Church Slavonic тельць (telĭcĭ), from Proto-Slavic *telьcь.

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  • IPA(key): [tɛˈlɛt͡s]
  • Hyphenation(key): те‧лец

Noun

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теле́ц (telécm

  1. (archaic or poetic) calf (young bull)
    Synonym: теле́ (telé)
  2. a Taurus (person with the zodiac sign)

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References

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  • телец”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • телец”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
  • Todorov, T. A., Racheva, M., editors (2010), “теле; телец”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 7 (слòво – теря̀свам), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 912
  • Ivanova-Mirčeva, D., editor (2009), “тельць”, in Старобългарски речник [Old Church Slavonic Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 2, Sofia: Valentin Trajanov, page 937

Russian

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Etymology 1

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Inherited from Old East Slavic теля (telja), from Proto-Slavic *telę. See also the more common телёнок (teljónok) and the (regional) теля́ (teljá).

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теле́ц (telécm anim (genitive тельца́, nominative plural тельцы́, genitive plural тельцо́в)

  1. (dated, poetic) calf
    Antonym: телёнок (teljónok)
    золото́й теле́цzolotój telécgolden calf
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Etymology 2

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те́лец (télecn inan pl

  1. genitive plural of те́льце (télʹce)