кукувица

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Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *kukavica, *kukačьka, of onomatopoeic origin from the call ку-ку (ku-ku, “coo-coo”). Compare Latin cucūlus (“cuckoo”).

Pronunciation

  • ку́кувица: IPA(key):
  • кукуви́ца: IPA(key):

Noun

ку́кувица or кукуви́ца • (kúkuvica or kukuvíca) f (relational adjective кукуви́чи)

  1. cuckoo, gawk (bird of family Cuculidae)
    Ку́кувица ку́ка на зеле́на бука.
    Kúkuvica kúka na zeléna buka.
    A cuckoo cuckoos on a green beech.
  2. (dialectal) type of flower (cowslip, primrose)

Declension

Declension of ку́кувица, кукуви́ца
singular plural
indefinite ку́кувица, кукуви́ца
kúkuvica, kukuvíca 		ку́кувици, кукуви́ци
kúkuvici, kukuvíci
definite ку́кувицата, кукуви́цата
kúkuvicata, kukuvícata 		ку́кувиците, кукуви́ците
kúkuvicite, kukuvícite
vocative form ку́кувице, кукуви́це
kúkuvice, kukuvíce 		ку́кувици, кукуви́ци
kúkuvici, kukuvíci

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References

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