мъдо

Bulgarian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *mǫdo.

Pronunciation

мъдо́: IPA^(key): [məˈdɔ]
мъ́до: IPA^(key): [ˈmɤdo]

Noun

мъдо́ or мъ́до • (mǎdó or mǎ́do) n

(colloquial, vulgar) testicle, ball, bollock, nut
Synonyms: ташак (tašak), тести́кул (testíkul) (regular term), те́стис (téstis) (regular term)

Usage notes

Both the dual and the collective forms survive for the plural - мъде́ (mǎdé) is used when referring to a pair of testicles, while мъда́ (mǎdá) is used in general.

Declension

Declension of мъдо́, мъ́до

	singular	plural
indefinite	мъдо́, мъ́до mǎdó, mǎ́do	мъда́, мъде́, мъ́да mǎdá, mǎdé, mǎ́da
definite	мъдо́то, мъ́дото mǎdóto, mǎ́doto	мъда́та, мъде́те, мъ́дата mǎdáta, mǎdéte, mǎ́data

References

мъдо in Rečnik na bǎlgarskija ezik (Institut za bǎlgarski ezik)
Georgiev Vl. I., Duridanov I., editors (1995), “мъдо”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 4, Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, page 372