мочер
Bulgarian
Мочер
Etymology
мо́ча (móča, “to moisterize”) (dialectal) + -ер (-er)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈmɔt͡ʃer]
Noun
мо́чер • (móčer) m (diminutive мо́черче)
- (literally) damp-dwelling creature
- (dialectal, obsolete) amphibian (particularly salamanders)
- Synonym: (standard) земново́дно (zemnovódno)
- (by specialization) olm, cave salamander (aquatic, troglodyte salamander of genus Proteus native to the Western Balkans)
- Synonyms: пе́щерен дъждо́вник (péšteren dǎždóvnik), (colloquial) чове́шка ри́бица (čovéška ríbica)
- Hypernym: проте́й (protéj)
Declension
Declension of мо́чер
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | мо́чер móčer | мо́чери móčeri |
| definite (subject form) | мо́черът móčerǎt | мо́черите móčerite |
| definite (object form) | мо́чера móčera | |
| count form | — | мо́чера móčera |
Related terms
- мочу́р (močúr), мочу́рище (močúrište, “wetland, moor, marsh”)