червей

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Bulgarian

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Дъждовен червей

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *čьrvьjь, formed from Proto-Slavic *čьrvь (worm) +‎ -ей (-ej).

Pronunciation

Noun

че́рвей (čérvejm

  1. worm (bilateral protostomic invertebrate with tubular body)

Declension

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Hyponyms

Derived terms

  • черве́н (červén, red) (since in the past 'red' dye was made out of worms)

References

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

Russian

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Noun

черве́й (červéjm anim pl or m inan pl

  1. inflection of червь (červʹ):
    1. genitive plural
    2. animate accusative plural

Etymology 2

Noun

черве́й (červéjm inan pl

  1. genitive of че́рви (čérvi)

Etymology 3

Noun

черве́й (červéjf inan pl

  1. genitive plural of че́рва (čérva)

Noun

черве́й (červéjf inan pl

  1. genitive of че́рвы (čérvy)