острица
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блатна острица (Carex riparia)
червей острица
риба острица
Bulgarian
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *ostrica / *ostrika. Equivalent to о́стър (óstǎr, “sharp”) + -ица (-ica).
Noun
остри́ца • (ostríca) f
- sedge (graminoid flowering plant from family Cyperaceae, known for its sharp leaves)
- Synonym: бодли́ва трева́ (bodlíva trevá)
- (particularly) true sedge of genus Carex
- Synonym: (dialectal) къ́ндра (kǎ́ndra)
Declension
Declension of остри́ца
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | остри́ца ostríca |
остри́ци ostríci |
| definite | остри́цата ostrícata |
остри́ците ostrícite |
Alternative forms
Related terms
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), volume 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
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
- pinworm (parasitic roundworm of genus Enterobius or more generally of family Oxyuridae)
- (by extension) enterobiasis (disease caused by infection with pinworms)
Declension
Declension of остри́ца
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | остри́ца ostríca |
остри́ци ostríci |
| definite | остри́цата ostrícata |
остри́ците ostrícite |
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
- (dialectal) common perch (freshwater fish of genus Perca)
- Synonyms: косту́р (kostúr), бодлопе́рка (bodlopérka)
Declension
Declension of остри́ца
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | остри́ца ostríca |
остри́ци ostríci |
| definite | остри́цата ostrícata |
остри́ците ostrícite |
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
Pronunciation
Noun
острица • (ostrica) f
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | острица (ostrica) | острици (ostrici) |
| definite unspecified | острицата (ostricata) | остриците (ostricite) |
| definite proximal | острицава (ostricava) | острициве (ostricive) |
| definite distal | острицана (ostricana) | острицине (ostricine) |
| vocative | острице (ostrice) | острици (ostrici) |
Russian
Pronunciation
Noun
остри́ца • (ostríca) f anim (genitive остри́цы, nominative plural остри́цы, genitive plural остри́ц)
Declension
Declension of остри́ца (anim fem-form ц-stem accent-a)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | остри́ца ostríca |
остри́цы ostrícy |
| genitive | остри́цы ostrícy |
остри́ц ostríc |
| dative | остри́це ostríce |
остри́цам ostrícam |
| accusative | остри́цу ostrícu |
остри́ц ostríc |
| instrumental | остри́цей, остри́цею ostrícej, ostríceju |
остри́цами ostrícami |
| prepositional | остри́це ostríce |
остри́цах ostrícax |
Pre-reform declension of остри́ца (anim fem-form ц-stem accent-a)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | остри́ца ostríca |
остри́цы ostrícy |
| genitive | остри́цы ostrícy |
остри́цъ ostríc |
| dative | остри́цѣ ostrícě |
остри́цамъ ostrícam |
| accusative | остри́цу ostrícu |
остри́цъ ostríc |
| instrumental | остри́цей, остри́цею ostrícej, ostríceju |
остри́цами ostrícami |
| prepositional | остри́цѣ ostrícě |
остри́цахъ ostrícax |