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мечка

/[ˈmɛt͡ʃkɐ]/
Bulgariannoun

Definitions

  1. 1.
    female equivalent of мечо́к (mečók): she-bear
  2. 2.
    bear (carnivor of family Ursidae)
    • кафява мечка

      kafjava mečkabrown bear

    • полярна мечка

      poljarna mečkapolar bear

    • черна мечка

      černa mečkablack bear

  3. 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

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