червей

Bulgarian

Дъждовен червей

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *čьrvьjь, formed from Proto-Slavic *čьrvь (“worm”) +‎ -ей (-ej).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈt͡ʃɛrvɛj]

• Audio (Standard Bulgarian):

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• Rhymes: -ɛrvɛj

Noun

че́рвей • (čérvej) m

1. worm (bilateral protostomic invertebrate with tubular body)
2. (slang, derogatory) maggot

Declension

Declension of че́рвей

	singular	plural
indefinite	че́рвей čérvej	че́рвеи čérvei
definite (subject form)	че́рвеят čérvejat	че́рвеите čérveite
definite (object form)	че́рвея čérveja
count form	—	че́рвея čérveja
vocative form	че́рвею čérveju	че́рвеи čérvei

Alternative forms

• цръв (crǎv), цъ́рвей (cǎ́rvej) — dialectal
• че́рвий (čérvij) — outdated

Hyponyms

• кръ́гъл че́рвей (krǎ́gǎl čérvej, “roundworm (phylum Nematoda)”)
• пло́сък че́рвей (plósǎk čérvej, “flatworm (phylum Platyhelminthes)”)
• пре́шленест червей (préšlenest červej, “ringed worm (phylum Annelida)”)

Derived terms

• черве́н (červén, “red”) (since in the past 'red' dye was made out of worms)

References

• “червей”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• “червей”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

Russian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [t͡ɕɪrˈvʲej]

Etymology 1

Noun

черве́й • (červéj) m anim pl or m inan pl

1. inflection of червь (červʹ):
   1. genitive plural
   2. animate accusative plural

Etymology 2

Noun

черве́й • (červéj) m inan pl

1. genitive of че́рви (čérvi)

Etymology 3

Noun

черве́й • (červéj) f inan pl

1. genitive plural of че́рва (čérva)

Noun

черве́й • (červéj) f inan pl

1. genitive of че́рвы (čérvy)