мъск
Bulgarian
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *mъskъ, probably of Paleo-Balkan descent, akin to Albanian mushk (“mule”), Aromanian mușcă (“mule”), Latin mūlus (“mule”) (<*muslos), Ancient Greek μυχλός (mukhlós, “stallion”). Further origin is unclear. Meyer hypothesizes a possible relation to the ethnonym of the ancient people Mysoi and/or Muški.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [mɤsk]
Noun
мъск • (mǎsk) m (feminine мъска́)
- (historical) mule (hybrid between a male donkey and a female horse)
- Synonym: муле́ (mulé)
Declension
Declension of мъск
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | мъск mǎsk | мъскове́ mǎskové |
| definite (subject form) | мъскъ́т mǎskǎ́t | мъскове́те mǎskovéte |
| definite (object form) | мъска́ mǎská | |
| count form | — | мъ́ска mǎ́ska |
Coordinate terms
- кон (kon, “horse”), коби́ла (kobíla, “mare”)
- осе́л (osél, “jack”), осли́ца (oslíca, “jenny”)
- мага́ре (magáre, “donkey”)
References
- мъск in Rečnik na bǎlgarskija ezik (Institut za bǎlgarski ezik)
- Georgiev V. I., Duridanov I., editor (1995), “мъск”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 4, Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, page 430