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козодой

/[kozoˈdɔj]/
Bulgariannoun

Definitions

  1. 1.
    goatsucker
  2. 2.
    nightjar (nocturnal bird of family Caprimulgidae)

Synonyms & related words

Synonyms
  • но́щна ля́стовица
  • мра́ченик
  • летя́ща жа́ба
Related words (4)
  • коза́
  • дой
  • дое́ц
  • доя́ч

Etymology

From коза́ (kozá, “goat”) + -о- (-o-) + дой (doj, “milking”), a calque of the international taxonomic name Caprimulgus.

Forms

  • козодо́йcanonical • masculine
  • kozodójromanization
  • козодо́евadjective • relational
  • козодо́йindefinite • singular
  • козодо́иindefinite • plural
  • козодо́ятdefinite • singular • subjective
  • козодо́итеdefinite • plural • subjective
  • козодо́яdefinite • objective • singular
  • козодо́итеdefinite • objective • plural
  • -count-form • singular
  • козодо́яcount-form • plural
Vocative
Singular
козодо́ю
Plural
козодо́и

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