гризач

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word гризач. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word гризач, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say гризач in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word гризач you have here. The definition of the word гризач will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofгризач, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.

Bulgarian

Etymology

From гри́за (gríza, to gnaw) +‎ -ач (-ač), akin to Russian грызу́н (gryzún).

Semantically a calque of Latin rōdēns (one who gnaws).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key):
  • (file)

Noun

гриза́ч (grizáčm

  1. (literally) gnawer
    Synonyms: гложда́ч (gloždáč), (dialectal) джвака́ч (džvakáč)
  2. rodent (mammal of the order Rodentia)

Declension

Hypernyms

References

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