гмуркач

Bulgarian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɡmorˈkat͡ʃ]

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Etymology 1

From гму́ркам се (gmúrkam se, “to dive”) +‎ -ач (-ač).

Noun

гмурка́ч • (gmurkáč) m (feminine гмурка́чка)

1. diver, merger (person or animal)
2. male scuba diver

   Synonym: гмуре́ц (gmuréc)

Declension

Declension of гмурка́ч

	singular	plural
indefinite	гмурка́ч gmurkáč	гмурка́чи gmurkáči
definite (subject form)	гмурка́чът gmurkáčǎt	гмурка́чите gmurkáčite
definite (object form)	гмурка́ча gmurkáča
count form	—	гмурка́ча gmurkáča
vocative form	гмурка́чо gmurkáčo	гмурка́чи gmurkáči

References

• “гмуркач”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• “гмуркач”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

Etymology 2

Тихоокеански гмуркач

Via semantic narrowing of Etymology 1.

Noun

гмурка́ч • (gmurkáč) m (feminine гмурка́чков)

1. loon (bird of family Gaviidae)

Declension

Declension of гмурка́ч

	singular	plural
indefinite	гмурка́ч gmurkáč	гмурка́чи gmurkáči
definite (subject form)	гмурка́чът gmurkáčǎt	гмурка́чите gmurkáčite
definite (object form)	гмурка́ча gmurkáča
count form	—	гмурка́ча gmurkáča
vocative form	гмурка́чо gmurkáčo	гмурка́чи gmurkáči

See also

• нире́ц (niréc, “merger”) (bird)
• потапни́ца (potapníca, “pochard”) (bird)