език

Bulgarian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *(j)ęzykъ, from Proto-Indo-European *dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɛˈzik/

Noun

ези́к • (ezík) m

  1. (anatomy) tongue, glossa
  2. tongue (of a shoe, bell, etc.), pawl, catch, clapper
  3. (system of communication using words or symbols) language, speech, tongue, lingo
  4. (the particular words used in speech or a passage of text) language, style, idiom, parlance, wording
  5. jargon, cant

Inflection

Inflection of език
singular plural
indefinite език езици
definite
(subject form)		 езикът езиците
definite
(object form)		 езика
count form — езика
vocative form езико езици

Further reading

  • език in Речник на българския език
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