кукувица
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Alternative forms
[edit]- ку́кави́ца (kúkavíca), ку́каи́ца (kúkaíca) — regional, colloquial
Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Slavic *kukavica, *kukačьka, of onomatopoeic origin from the call ку-ку (ku-ku, “coo-coo”). Compare Latin cucūlus (“cuckoo”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]ку́кувица or кукуви́ца • (kúkuvica or kukuvíca) f (relational adjective кукуви́чи, diminutive кукувичка or кукувиче)
- cuckoo, gawk (bird of family Cuculidae)
- cuckoo (the bird shaped figure in cuckoo clocks)
- (plural only) Cuculiformes
- Synonym: Кукувицоподобни pl (Kukuvicopodobni)
- (figurative, colloquial) a single woman (one that is not married or dating)
- Synonym: необвързана (neobvărzana)
- (dialectal) type of flower
- primrose
- Synonym: иглика (iglika)
- Siberian squill (field-growing spring bulbous flower with a delicate blue color)
- Synonym: сибирски синчец (sibirski sinčec)
- Papaver rhoeas, common poppy
- Synonyms: полски мак (polski mak), кадънка (kadănka), тръмбул (trămbul)
- primrose
- (dialectal) porcelain knob/handle (of a drawer, stove, window and etc)
- (dialectal) metal ring (ring for a attaching a pocket knife to a belt, trousers or etc)
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | ку́кувица, кукуви́ца kúkuvica, kukuvíca |
ку́кувици, кукуви́ци kúkuvici, kukuvíci |
| definite | ку́кувицата, кукуви́цата kúkuvicata, kukuvícata |
ку́кувиците, кукуви́ците kúkuvicite, kukuvícite |
| vocative form | ку́кувице, кукуви́це kúkuvice, kukuvíce |
ку́кувици, кукуви́ци kúkuvici, kukuvíci |
Hyponyms
[edit]- оби́кновена ку́кувица (obíknovena kúkuvica, “common cuckoo, Cuculus canorus”)
- качула́та ку́кувица (kačuláta kúkuvica, “great spotted cuckoo, Clamator glandarius”) (literally: hooded cuckoo)
- зе́мна ку́кувица (zémna kúkuvica, “roadrunner, genus Geococcyx”) (literally: ground cuckoo)
Related terms
[edit]nouns
- кукувишче́та pl (kukuviščéta)
- кукумя́вка (kukumjávka, “screech-owl”)
- кукуря́к (kukurják, “hellebore”)
- чучули́га (čučulíga, “lark”)
References
[edit]Categories:
- Bulgarian terms inherited from Proto-Slavic
- Bulgarian terms derived from Proto-Slavic
- Bulgarian onomatopoeias
- Bulgarian 4-syllable words
- Bulgarian terms with IPA pronunciation
- Bulgarian lemmas
- Bulgarian nouns
- Bulgarian feminine nouns
- Bulgarian terms with usage examples
- Bulgarian pluralia tantum
- Bulgarian colloquialisms
- Bulgarian dialectal terms
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- bg:Flowers
- bg:Primrose family plants
