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бръмбар

/[ˈbrɤmbɐr]/
Bulgariannoun

Definitions

  1. 1.
    beetle, bug (holometabolous insect of order Coleoptera)
  2. 2.
    colloquialbumblebee, humblebee (large bee of genus Bombus)
  3. 3.
    colloquialaudio spy device (gadget for recording conversations)

Synonyms & related words

Synonyms
  • твърдокри́ло насе́комо
  • чмела́
Related words (2)
  • бръмбазъ́к
  • бръмча́лка

Etymology

Of onomatopoeic nature, from Proto-Slavic *brǫbarъ. By surface analysis, *бръмб- (*brǎmb-, “buzzing”) + -ар (-ar).

Forms

  • бръ́мбарcanonical • masculine
  • brǎ́mbarromanization
  • бръ́мбарчеdiminutive
  • бръ́мбарindefinite • singular
  • бръ́мбариindefinite • plural
  • бръ́мбарътdefinite • singular • subjective
  • бръ́мбаритеdefinite • plural • subjective
  • бръ́мбараdefinite • objective • singular
  • бръ́мбаритеdefinite • objective • plural
  • -count-form • singular
  • бръ́мбараcount-form • plural
  • бръ́мбалalternative • rare
  • бъ́барalternative • dialectal
  • бу́мбарalternative • dialectal
Vocative
Singular
бръ́мбаре (archaic)
Plural
бръ́мбари (archaic)

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