чавка

Bulgarian

Чавка

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *čavъka, *kavъka.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈt͡ʃa̟fkɐ]

Noun

ча́вка • (čávka) f

1. jackdaw

   Synonyms: га́рга (gárga), (dialectal) гали́ца (galíca)

2. grackle

Declension

Declension of ча́вка

	singular	plural
indefinite	ча́вка čávka	ча́вки čávki
definite	ча́вката čávkata	ча́вките čávkite
vocative form	ча́вко čávko	ча́вки čávki

Alternative forms

• ка́вка (kávka) — dialectal

Related terms

• га́вка (gávka, “crow, rook”) (dialectal)

References

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

Macedonian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *čavъka.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈt͡ʃafka]

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: чав‧ка

Noun

ча́вка • (čávka) f (plural ча́вки)

1. jackdaw

Declension

Declension of чавка

	singular	plural
indefinite	чавка	чавки
definite unspecified	чавката	чавките
definite proximal	чавкава	чавкиве
definite distal	чавкана	чавкине
vocative	чавко	чавки

Related terms

• чавка́рница f (čavkárnica)

References

• “чавка” in Дигитален речник на македонскиот јазик (Digitalen rečnik na makedonskiot jazik) [Digital dictionary of the Macedonian language] − drmj.eu

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *čavъka.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃâːʋka/
• Hyphenation: чав‧ка

Noun

ча̑вка f (Latin spelling čȃvka)

1. jackdaw

Declension

Declension of чавка

	singular	plural
nominative	ча̑вка	чавке
genitive	чавке	ча̑вка̄/ча̑вкӣ
dative	ча̑вци/ча̑вки	чавкама
accusative	чавку	чавке
vocative	чавко	чавке
locative	ча̑вци/ча̑вки	чавкама
instrumental	чавком	чавкама

Further reading

• “чавка” in Hrvatski jezični portal