гъгрица
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Bulgarian
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Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Slavic *gǫgrica, probably from Proto-Slavic *ǫgrъ (“vermin, serpent, creep”) + -ица (-ica) (with initial *g- similar to Bulgarian гъсени́ца (gǎseníca, “caterpillar”) from Proto-Slavic *ǫsěnica).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]гъгри́ца • (gǎgríca) f
- granary weevil (pest beetle in genus Sitophilus, typically feeding on grain)
Declension
[edit]Declension of гъгри́ца
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | гъгри́ца gǎgríca |
гъгри́ци gǎgríci |
| definite | гъгри́цата gǎgrícata |
гъгри́ците gǎgrícite |
| vocative form | гъгри́це gǎgríce |
гъгри́ци gǎgríci |
Alternative forms
[edit]- гъгре́ц m (gǎgréc)
Hyponyms
[edit]- жи́тна гъгри́ца (žítna gǎgríca, “wheat weevil, Sitophilus granarius”)
- ори́зова гъгри́ца (orízova gǎgríca, “rice weevil, Sitophilus oryzae”)
- цареви́чна гъгри́ца (carevíčna gǎgríca, “maize weevil, Sitophilus zeamais”)
Related terms
[edit]References
[edit]- “гъгрица”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
- “гъгрица”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
- Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “гъгрец, гъгрица”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 298
- Nayden Gerov (1895) “гѫгри́ца”, in Рѣчникъ на Блъгарскꙑй язꙑкъ. Съ тлъкувание рѣчи-тꙑ на Блъгарскꙑ и на Русскꙑ. [Dictionary of the Bulgarian language][1] (in Bulgarian), volume 1, Plovdiv: Дружествена печꙗтница "Съгласие.", page 265