костенурка
Bulgarian edit
Etymology edit
Feminine form of ко́ст (kóst, “bone”) (i-stem) + ну́рец (núrec, “diver”) (dialectal, obsolete).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
костену́рка • (kostenúrka) f (diminutive костену́рче)
- turtle, tortoise (reptile of order Testudines)
- Synonym: (dialectal) же́лва (žélva)
Usage notes edit
In principle, Bulgarian makes no implicit distinction between terrestrial or aquatic Testudines. If specification is needed, it is made explicitly:
- во́дна костену́рка (vódna kostenúrka, “aquatic turtle”)
- сухозе́мна костену́рка (suhozémna kostenúrka, “terrestrial turtle”)
Based on the etymology of the word, though, it can be deduced that костену́рка (kostenúrka) originally referred to aquatic turtles.
Declension edit
Declension of костену́рка
singular | plural | |
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indefinite | костену́рка kostenúrka |
костену́рки kostenúrki |
definite | костену́рката kostenúrkata |
костену́рките kostenúrkite |
vocative form | костену́рке kostenúrke |
костену́рки kostenúrki |
Related terms edit
References edit
- “костенурка”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
- “костенурка”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010