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острица

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Bulgarian

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [oˈstrit͡sɐ]
  • Audio (Standard Bulgarian):(file)
  • Rhymes: -it͡sɐ
  • Syllabification(key): о‧стри‧ца
  • Hyphenation(key): ос‧три‧ца

Etymology 1

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блатна острица (Carex riparia)

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *ostrica / *ostrika. Equivalent to о́стър (óstǎr, sharp) +‎ -ица (-ica).

Noun

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остри́ца (ostrícaf

  1. sedge (graminoid flowering plant from family Cyperaceae, known for its sharp leaves)
    Synonym: бодли́ва трева́ (bodlíva trevá)
  2. (particularly) true sedge of genus Carex
    Synonym: (dialectal) къ́ндра (kǎ́ndra)
Declension
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Declension of остри́ца
singular plural
indefinite остри́ца
ostríca
остри́ци
ostríci
definite остри́цата
ostrícata
остри́ците
ostrícite
Alternative forms
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References

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Etymology 2

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червей острица

Borrowed from Russian остри́ца (ostríca, pinworm), probably a calque of the scientific name for the family Oxyuridae. Morphologically equivalent to Etymology 1.

Noun

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остри́ца (ostrícaf

  1. pinworm (parasitic roundworm of genus Enterobius or more generally of family Oxyuridae)
  2. (by extension) enterobiasis (disease caused by infection with pinworms)
Declension
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Declension of остри́ца
singular plural
indefinite остри́ца
ostríca
остри́ци
ostríci
definite остри́цата
ostrícata
остри́ците
ostrícite
Alternative forms
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References

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  • острица²”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014

Etymology 3

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риба острица

Similar to the other etymologies, apparently in reference to the spiky frame of the fish (which is also reflected in the other names for the species).

Noun

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остри́ца (ostrícaf

  1. (dialectal) common perch (freshwater fish of genus Perca)
    Synonyms: косту́р (kostúr), бодлопе́рка (bodlopérka)
Declension
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Declension of остри́ца
singular plural
indefinite остри́ца
ostríca
остри́ци
ostríci
definite остри́цата
ostrícata
остри́ците
ostrícite
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References

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Macedonian

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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острица (ostricaf

  1. blade

Declension

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Declension of острица
singular plural
indefinite острица (ostrica) острици (ostrici)
definite unspecified острицата (ostricata) остриците (ostricite)
definite proximal острицава (ostricava) острициве (ostricive)
definite distal острицана (ostricana) острицине (ostricine)
vocative острице (ostrice) острици (ostrici)

Russian

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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остри́ца (ostrícaf anim (genitive остри́цы, nominative plural остри́цы, genitive plural остри́ц)

  1. pinworm

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