дубла
Bulgarian
Дубла
Etymology
Unclear. Per BER, probably from the now obsolete ду́блян (dúbljan, “golden coin”) in reference to the color of the bird.
Alternatively, akin to Russian ду́пель (dúpelʹ, “great snipe”), German Doppelschnepfe (“great snipe”). Compare obsolescent Bulgarian дю́ба (djúba), дю́бам (djúbam, “to peck, to rasp”) (Proto-Slavic *ďubati) for the unexpected -б-.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈdubɫə]
Noun
ду́бла • (dúbla) f (masculine ду́бел)
- female equivalent of ду́бел (dúbel): great snipe (Scolopax major)
- Synonym: (standard) голя́ма бекаси́на (goljáma bekasína)
Declension
Declension of ду́бла
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | ду́бла dúbla | ду́бли dúbli |
| definite | ду́блата dúblata | ду́блите dúblite |
| vocative form | ду́бло dúblo | ду́бли dúbli |
References
- дубла in Rečnik na bǎlgarskija ezik (Institut za bǎlgarski ezik)
- Georgiev V. I., editor (1971), “дубла¹”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 1, Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, page 441