гривяк

Bulgarian

гривяк

Alternative forms

• гри́век (grívek)

Etymology

From гри́ва (gríva, “ruff”) +‎ -як (-jak). Per the Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary, some related bird names display a blending of гри́ва (gríva) and грив (griv, “gray”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɡrivʲɐk]

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• Hyphenation^(key): гри‧вяк

Noun

гри́вяк • (grívjak) m (feminine гри́вица)

1. common wood pigeon (Columba palumbus)

Declension

Declension of гри́вяк

	singular	plural
indefinite	гри́вяк grívjak	гри́вяци grívjaci
definite (subject form)	гри́вякът grívjakǎt	гри́вяците grívjacite
definite (object form)	гри́вяка grívjaka
count form	—	гри́вяка grívjaka

Related terms

• грива́р (grivár)
• гри́веч (gríveč)

References

• “гривяк”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• “гривяк”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
• Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “грива; гривяк”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 281.