змей

See also: змеи and змеј

Bulgarian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *zmьjь.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /zmɛi/

Noun

змей • (zmej) m (feminine змеица)

  1. dragon (usually a male one)
  2. (figuratively) kite

Inflection
Inflection of змей
singular plural
indefinite змей змейове
definite
(subject form)		 змеят змейовете
definite
(object form)		 змея
count form — змея
vocative form змею змейове

Synonyms

Russian

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [zmʲej]

Etymology 1

From Proto-Slavic *zmьjь. Doublet of змий (zmij), a borrowing from Old Church Slavonic.

Alternative forms

Noun

змей • (zmej) m anim (genitive зме́я, nominative plural зме́и, genitive plural зме́ев)

  1. (mythology) serpent, dragon
  2. (figuratively) snake (crafty, wily, evil man)
  3. kite (flying toy)
Declension
Declension of змей (anim masc-form vowel-stem accent-a) 
singular plural
nominative зме́й
zméj		 зме́и
zméi
genitive зме́я
zméja		 зме́ев
zméjev
dative зме́ю
zméju		 зме́ям
zméjam
accusative зме́я
zméja		 зме́ев
zméjev
instrumental зме́ем
zméjem		 зме́ями
zméjami
prepositional зме́е
zméje		 зме́ях
zméjax
See also

Etymology 2

Noun

змей • (zmej) f anim pl

  1. genitive plural of змея́ (zmejá)
  2. accusative plural of змея́ (zmejá)
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