зуек

See also: зуёк

Bulgarian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *zujьkъ (“drizzle, buzz”), possibly of onomatopoeic origin. Compare Bulgarian жуже́не (žužéne, “buzzing”). Cognate with Russian зуёк (zujók, “plover”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈzuɛk]

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Noun

зу́ек • (zúek) m

1. (dialectal) gentle chant or echo, buzz
2. (figurative, dialectal) piper, whistler

   → mellifluent person, sweet talker

Declension

Declension of зу́ек

	singular	plural
indefinite	зу́ек zúek	зу́еци zúeci
definite (subject form)	зу́екът zúekǎt	зу́еците zúecite
definite (object form)	зу́ека zúeka
count form	—	зу́ека zúeka
vocative form	зу́еко zúeko	зу́еци zúeci

Related terms

• жужя́ (žužjá, “to buzz”)
• звън (zvǎn, “jingle”)
• звук (zvuk, “sound”)

References

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