Bulgarian
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Etymology
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From Proto-Slavic *trǫtьjь; equivalent to Proto-Slavic *trǫtъ (“drone”) + -ей (-ej).
Pronunciation
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тъ́ртей • (tǎ́rtej) m
- drone (male bee/wasp)
- one that lives on the labours of others, drone, parasite, idler
- Synonyms: готова́н (gotován), лентя́й (lentjáj)
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References
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- “търтей”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
- “търтей”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010