острица

Bulgarian

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Etymology 1

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *ostrica／*ostrika. Equivalent to о́стър (óstǎr, “sharp”) +‎ -ица (-ica).

Noun

остри́ца • (ostríca) f

1. sedge (graminoid flowering plant from family Cyperaceae, known for its sharp leaves)

   Synonym: бодли́ва трева́ (bodlíva trevá)

2. (particularly) true sedge of genus Carex

   Synonym: (dialectal) къ́ндра (kǎ́ndra)

Declension

Alternative forms

• остри́ка (ostríka), остри́га (ostríga) — dialectal

Related terms

• остре́ц (ostréc), острие́ (ostrié, “blade”)

References

• “острица¹”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• Georgiev, Vladimir I., Duridanov, I. V., editors (1995), “острица”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volumes 4 (мѝнго² – па̀дам), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 948
• Nayden Gerov (1899) “остри́ца (1)”, in Рѣчникъ на Блъгарскꙑй язꙑкъ. Съ тлъкувание рѣчи-тꙑ на Блъгарскꙑ и на Русскꙑ. [Dictionary of the Bulgarian language]‎ (in Bulgarian), volume 3, Plovdiv: Дружествена печꙗтница "Съгласие.", page 392

Etymology 2

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Borrowed from Russian остри́ца (ostríca, “pinworm”), probably a calque of the scientific name for the family Oxyuridae. Morphologically equivalent to Etymology 1.

Noun

остри́ца • (ostríca) f

1. pinworm (parasitic roundworm of genus Enterobius or more generally of family Oxyuridae)
2. (by extension) enterobiasis (disease caused by infection with pinworms)

Declension

Alternative forms

• остри́к m (ostrík)

References

• “острица²”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014

Etymology 3

Similar to the other etymologies, apparently in reference to the spiky frame of the fish (which is also reflected in the other names for the species).

Noun

остри́ца • (ostríca) f

1. (dialectal) common perch (freshwater fish of genus Perca)

   Synonyms: косту́р (kostúr), бодлопе́рка (bodlopérka)

Declension

Alternative forms

• остри́ка (ostríka)

References

• “острица³”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• Nayden Gerov (1899) “остри́ца (2)”, in Рѣчникъ на Блъгарскꙑй язꙑкъ. Съ тлъкувание рѣчи-тꙑ на Блъгарскꙑ и на Русскꙑ. [Dictionary of the Bulgarian language]‎ (in Bulgarian), volume 3, Plovdiv: Дружествена печꙗтница "Съгласие.", page 392

Macedonian

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• Rhymes: -it͡sa

Noun

острица • (ostrica) f

1. blade

Declension

Russian

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Noun

остри́ца • (ostríca) f anim (genitive остри́цы, nominative plural остри́цы, genitive plural остри́ц)

1. pinworm

Declension