божа кравичка
Bulgarian edit
Etymology edit
From бо́жи (bóži, “divine”) + кра́ва (kráva, “cow”) + -ичка (-ička, “diminutive suffix”), named so because of the common belief that firebugs usually appear around Easter.
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): [ˈbɔʒɐ ˈkravit͡ʃkɐ]
- (colloquial) IPA(key): [boˈʒa̟ ˈkravit͡ʃkɐ] (occasionally)
Noun edit
бо́жа кра́вичка • (bóža krávička) f
- firebug (hemipteran insect of family Pyrrhocoridae, particularly Pyrrhocoris apterus)
- Synonyms: великде́нче (velikdénče), (dialectal) козя́вка (kozjávka)
Usage notes edit
Informally, the epithet can also be applied for ladybugs (coccinellid beetles), red leaf beetles (particularly those of genus Chrysomela), or cinnamon bugs (red-and-black squash bugs).
Declension edit
Declension of бо́жа кра́вичка
singular | plural | |
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indefinite | бо́жа кра́вичка bóža krávička |
бо́жи кра́вички bóži krávički |
definite | бо́жата кра́вичка bóžata krávička |
бо́жите кра́вички bóžite krávički |
vocative form | бо́жа кра́вичке bóža krávičke |
бо́жи кра́вички bóži krávički |
References edit
- Nayden Gerov (1895) “бо́жıа кра́вица”, in Рѣчникъ на Блъгарскꙑй язꙑкъ. Съ тлъкувание рѣчи-тꙑ на Блъгарскꙑ и на Русскꙑ. [Dictionary of the Bulgarian language][1] (in Bulgarian), volume 1, Plovdiv: Дружествена печꙗтница "Съгласие.", page 59