славей
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Bulgarian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Slavic *solvьjь, from Proto-Slavic *solvъ (“beige, yellowish”) + -ей (-ej).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
сла́вей • (slávej) m (relational adjective славее́в, diminutive сла́вейче)
- nightingale (passerine bird of genus Luscinia)
Declension[edit]
Declension of сла́вей
Alternative forms[edit]
- сла́вий (slávij) — outdated
Hyponyms[edit]
- се́верен славей (séveren slavej, “thrush nightingale, Luscinia luscinia”) (literally: northern nightingale)
- ю́жен славей (júžen slavej, “common nightingale, Luscinia megarhynchos”) (literally: southern nightingale)