овад

Bulgarian

Муха-овад

Оса-овад

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *ovadъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɔvɐt]

Noun

о́вад • (óvad) f

1. (dialectal) predatory insect

   → (in Eastern and Central dialects) stable fly (parasitic, blood-sucking dipteran of genus Stomoxys)

   Synonym: (standard) обо́рна муха́ (obórna muhá)

   → (in Western dialects) hornet (aggressive hymenopteran of genus Vespa)

   Synonym: стъ́ршел (stǎ́ršel)

Declension

Declension of о́вад

	singular	plural
indefinite	о́вад óvad	о́вади óvadi
definite (subject form)	о́вадът óvadǎt	о́вадите óvadite
definite (object form)	о́вада óvada
count form	—	о́вада óvada
vocative form	о́ваде óvade	о́вади óvadi

Alternative forms

• ова́да f (ováda)
• оба́д (obád) — regionally

Related terms

• яд (jad, “anger, fury”)
• яд (jad), яде́ц (jadéc, “eater”)

References

• Georgiev, Vladimir I., Duridanov, I. V., editors (1995), “овад”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 4 (мѝнго² – па̀дам), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 763