ороп

Bulgarian

риба ороп

Etymology

Uncertain. BER tentatively draws comparison with Serbo-Croatian рапа (“mudminnow”), without suggesting any certain kinship.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [oˈrɔp]

Noun

оро́п • (oróp) m

1. (dialectal) type of perch (freshwater fish of genus Perca)

   Synonyms: оку́н (okún), бодлопе́рка (bodlopérka)

Declension

Declension of оро́п

	singular	plural
indefinite	оро́п oróp	оро́пи orópi
definite (subject form)	оро́път orópǎt	оро́пите orópite
definite (object form)	оро́па orópa
count form	—	оро́па orópa

References

• Georgiev, Vladimir I., Duridanov, I. V., editors (1995), “ороп”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 4 (мѝнго² – па̀дам), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 927
• Nayden Gerov (1899) “оропъ”, in Рѣчникъ на Блъгарскꙑй язꙑкъ. Съ тлъкувание рѣчи-тꙑ на Блъгарскꙑ и на Русскꙑ. [Dictionary of the Bulgarian language]‎^[1] (in Bulgarian), volume 3, Plovdiv: Дружествена печꙗтница "Съгласие.", page 381