пале

See also: Appendix:Variations of "pale"

Bulgarian

Палете от порода Шпиц

Etymology

Uncertain. Probably related to Bulgarian па́лец (pálec, “thumb”) with original meaning small, tiny one. Compare Bulgarian кутре́ (kutré, “puppy; pinky finger”) for similar semantic association.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈpalɛ]

Noun

па́ле • (pále) n (diminutive па́ленце)

1. puppy, cub

   Synonym: кутре́ (kutré)

2. (figurative) small dog (of any age)

Declension

Declension of па́ле

	singular	plural
indefinite	па́ле pále	па́лета páleta
definite	па́лето páleto	па́летата páletata

References

• “пале”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• “пале”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
• Duridanov, I. V., Racheva, M., Todorov, T. A., editors (1996), “пале”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volumes 5 (падѐж – пỳска), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 25

Anagrams

• апел (apel)