богомолка
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Обикновена богомолка (Mantis religiosa)
See also: богомољка
Bulgarian
Etymology
Formed as бог (bog, “god”) + -о- (-o-) + мо́лка (mólka, “prayer, requester”) (non-standard), in reference to the "praying-like" stature of the insect. A near calque of Ancient Greek μᾰ́ντῐς (mắntĭs, “soothsayer”). Cognate with Serbo-Croatian бого̀мо̄љка, Slovene bogomọ̑lka, Russian богомо́л (bogomól). Compare also analogous German Gottesanbeterin (“mantis”, literally “God-worshipper”).
Pronunciation
Noun
богомо́лка • (bogomólka) f
- praying mantis (dictyopteran insect of order Mantodea)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | богомо́лка bogomólka |
богомо́лки bogomólki |
| definite | богомо́лката bogomólkata |
богомо́лките bogomólkite |
| vocative form | богомо́лко bogomólko |
богомо́лки bogomólki |
Related terms
- богомо́лец (bogomólec, “god-warshipper, pilgrim”)
- молба́ (molbá, “plea, request”)
- моли́тва (molítva, “prayer”)
References
- “богомолка”, in Речник на българския език (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
- “богомолка”, in Речник на българския език (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
Macedonian
Pronunciation
Noun
богомолка • (bogomolka) f (plural богомолки)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | богомолка (bogomolka) | богомолки (bogomolki) |
| definite unspecified | богомолката (bogomolkata) | богомолките (bogomolkite) |
| definite proximal | богомолкава (bogomolkava) | богомолкиве (bogomolkive) |
| definite distal | богомолкана (bogomolkana) | богомолкине (bogomolkine) |
| vocative | богомолке (bogomolke) | богомолки (bogomolki) |