калугерица
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Северна калугерица
Bulgarian
Etymology
калу́гер (kalúger, “cleric, monk”) + -ица (-ica)
Pronunciation
Noun
калу́герица • (kalúgerica) f (masculine калу́гер)
- female equivalent of калу́гер (kalúger): nun (female cleric), presbytera (wife of a cleric)
- Synonym: попади́йка (popadíjka)
- (figurative) lapwing (wading bird of genus Vanellus)
Declension
Declension of калу́герица
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | калу́герица kalúgerica |
калу́герици kalúgerici |
| definite | калу́герицата kalúgericata |
калу́гериците kalúgericite |
| vocative form | калу́герице kalúgerice |
калу́герици kalúgerici |
Alternative forms
- калу́герка (kalúgerka)
Hyponyms
- се́верна калу́герица (séverna kalúgerica, “northern lapwing, Vanellus vanellus”)
- белоопаша́та калу́герица (beloopašáta kalúgerica, “white-tailed lapwing, Vanellus leucurus”)
- сивогла́ва калу́герица (sivogláva kalúgerica, “grey-headed lapwing, Vanellus spinosus”)
- черногла́ва калу́герица (černogláva kalúgerica, “black-headed lapwing, Vanellus tectus”)
- шипокри́ла калу́герица (šipokríla kalúgerica, “spur-winged lapwing, Vanellus cinereus”)
References
- “калугерица”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
- “калугерица”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010