светулка
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Насекомо светулка (Photuris lucicrescens)
Bulgarian
Etymology
све́тя (svétja) + -улка (-ulka)
Pronunciation
Noun
свету́лка • (svetúlka) f (diminutive свету́лчица)
- firefly, firebug, lampyrid (beetle of the Lampyridae family, known for their bioluminescence)
- Synonyms: (dialectal) све́тка (svétka), (dialectal) блесту́нка (blestúnka), (formal, rare) ламберу́да (lamberúda)
Declension
Declension of свету́лка
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | свету́лка svetúlka |
свету́лки svetúlki |
| definite | свету́лката svetúlkata |
свету́лките svetúlkite |
| vocative form | свету́лко svetúlko |
свету́лки svetúlki |
Related terms
- свят (svjat, “world”)
- свети́ло (svetílo, “light source, luminary, beacon”)
- светлина́ (svetliná, “light”)
References
- “светулка”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
- “светулка”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
- Nayden Gerov, Тодор Панчев (1904) “свѣту́лка”, in Рѣчникъ на Блъгарскꙑй язꙑкъ. Съ тлъкувание рѣчи-тꙑ на Блъгарскꙑ и на Русскꙑ. [Dictionary of the Bulgarian language] (in Bulgarian), volume 5, Plovdiv: Дружествена печꙗтница "Съгласие.", page 142
Macedonian
Etymology
From свети (sveti) + -улка (-ulka).
Pronunciation
Verb
светулка • (svetulka) third-singular present, impf
- (intransitive) to shine, glow (with a flickering light)
- diminutive of свети impf (sveti)
Conjugation
Conjugation of светулка (imperfective, present in -а)
| l-participles | imperfect | aorist | non-finite forms | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | светулкал | — | adjectival participle | — | ||
| feminine | светулкала | — | adverbial participle | светулкајќи | ||
| neuter | светулкало | — | verbal noun | светулкање | ||
| plural | светулкале | — | perfect participle | светулкано | ||
| present | imperfect | aorist | imperative | |||
| 1st singular | светулкам | светулкав | — | — | ||
| 2nd singular | светулкаш | светулкаше | — | светулкај | ||
| 3rd singular | светулка | светулкаше | — | — | ||
| 1st plural | светулкаме | светулкавме | — | — | ||
| 2nd plural | светулкате | светулкавте | — | светулкајте | ||
| 3rd plural | светулкаат | светулкаа | — | — | ||
| Compound tenses | ||||||
| perfect | сум светулкал | present of сум (except in the 3rd person) + imperfect l-participle | ||||
| има-perfect | имам светулкано | present of има + perfect participle | ||||
| pluperfect | бев светулкал | imperfect of сум + imperfect l-participle | ||||
| има-pluperfect | имав светулкано | imperfect of има + perfect participle | ||||
| има-perfect reported | сум имал светулкано | perfect of има + perfect participle | ||||
| future | ќе светулкам | ќе + present | ||||
| има-future | ќе имам светулкано | future of има + perfect participle | ||||
| future in the past | ќе светулкав | ќе + imperfect | ||||
| има-future in the past | ќе имав светулкано | future in the past of има + perfect participle | ||||
| future reported | ќе сум светулкал | ќе + imperfect l-participle | ||||
| има-future reported | ќе сум имал светулкано | future reported of има + perfect participle | ||||
| conditional | би светулкал | би + imperfect l-participle | ||||
| има-conditional | би имал светулкано | conditional of има + perfect participle | ||||
Related terms
- светка impf (svetka)
Noun
светулка • (svetulka) f (plural светулки, diminutive светулче)
Declension
Declension of светулка
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | светулка | светулки |
| definite unspecified | светулката | светулките |
| definite proximal | светулкава | светулкиве |
| definite distal | светулкана | светулкине |
| vocative | светулке | светулки |
Related terms
- светилка f (svetilka)