кощрява
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Bulgarian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From dialectal ко́стря (kóstrja, “to itch, to tingle, to cause irritation”) + -ава (-ava) with regular palatalization of the whole cluster -стр- + -j- > -штр-.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
кощря́ва • (koštrjáva) f
- foxtail, bristle grass (herb of genus Setaria)
- (figurative, derogatory) shrewish, obstinate, repugnant woman
Declension[edit]
Declension of мора́ва
Alternative forms[edit]
Related terms[edit]
- костра́к (kostrák) (dialectal), косту́р (kostúr, “perch”)
- костре́ц (kostréc, “sow thistle”) (dialectal)
References[edit]
- “кощрява”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
- “кощрява”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
- Georgiev, Vladimir I., Duridanov, I. V., editors (1995), “кощрява”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volumes 4 (мѝнго² – па̀дам), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 698