мечка
/[ˈmɛt͡ʃkɐ]/
Bulgariannoun
Definitions
- 1.female equivalent of мечо́к (mečók): she-bear
- 2.bear (carnivor of family Ursidae)
кафява мечка
kafjava mečka — brown bear
полярна мечка
poljarna mečka — polar bear
черна мечка
černa mečka — black bear
- 3.lumbering, robust person
Synonyms & related words
Word family
- мечка́р
- мечка́рка
- ме́чкин
- ме́чков
Related words (6)
- ме́ча
- ме́кам
- мечо́к
- мече́
- ме́чи
- ме́чешки
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *mečьka, either of onomatopoeic origin or a simplified form of *medvědь (the standard proto-Slavic word for “bear”).
Forms
- ме́чкаcanonical • feminine
- méčkaromanization
- мечо́кmasculine
- ме́чкаindefinite • singular
- ме́чкиindefinite • plural
- ме́чкатаdefinite • singular
- ме́чкитеdefinite • plural