язовец

Bulgarian edit

язовец

Etymology edit

From Proto-Slavic *jаzvьсь. Morphologically formed as яз (jaz, “dike, trench, weir”) (dialectal) +‎ -овец (-ovec), apparently referring to the ditching abilities of badgers.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): [ˈja̟zovɛt͡s]

Noun edit

я́зовец • (jázovec) m

badger (mammal of order Mustelidae)

Declension edit

Declension of я́зовец

	singular	plural
indefinite	я́зовец jázovec	я́зовци jázovci
definite (subject form)	я́зовецът jázovecǎt	я́зовците jázovcite
definite (object form)	я́зовеца jázoveca	я́зовците jázovcite
count form	—	я́зовеца jázoveca
vocative form	я́зовецо jázoveco	я́зовци jázovci

Related terms edit

я́зва (jázva, “pit; ulcer”)
язовина́ (jazoviná, “ground hole where badgers live”)

References edit

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