кърлеж
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Bulgarian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Derived from the zero-grade form *(s)kr̥- of Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- (“to cut; to poke; to bite”), extended similarly to пъ́рля (pǎ́rlja) vs. па́ря (párja).
Cognates include Macedonian крлеж (krlež), Serbo-Croatian крљ, крља, крлич and Aromanian cãrlej.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
къ́рлеж • (kǎ́rlež) m (diminutive къ́рлежче)
- tick (arachnid)
- (figurative) leech, bloodsucker (person who exploits or lives off others)
- (dialectal) castor oil plant (Ricinus communis)
- Synonym: рици́н (ricín)
Declension[edit]
Declension of къ́рлеж
singular | plural | |
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indefinite | къ́рлеж kǎ́rlež |
къ́рлежи kǎ́rleži |
definite (subject form) |
къ́рлежът kǎ́rležǎt |
къ́рлежите kǎ́rležite |
definite (object form) |
къ́рлежа kǎ́rleža | |
count form | — | къ́рлежа kǎ́rleža |
Related terms[edit]
- ака́р (akár)
References[edit]
- “кърлеж”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
- “кърлеж”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
- Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1986), “кърлеж”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 3 (крес¹ – мѝнго¹), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, page 208