овад
Bulgarian edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Slavic *ovadъ.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
о́вад • (óvad) f
- (dialectal) predatory insect
- → (in Eastern and Central dialects) stable fly (parasitic, blood-sucking dipteran of genus Stomoxys)
- Synonym: (standard) обо́рна муха́ (obórna muhá)
- → (in Western dialects) hornet (aggressive hymenopteran of genus Vespa)
- Synonym: стъ́ршел (stǎ́ršel)
- → (in Eastern and Central dialects) stable fly (parasitic, blood-sucking dipteran of genus Stomoxys)
Declension edit
Declension of о́вад
Alternative forms edit
Related terms edit
References edit
- Georgiev, Vladimir I., Duridanov, I. V., editors (1995), “овад”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volumes 4 (мѝнго² – па̀дам), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 763