жужел
Bulgarian edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Proto-Slavic *žužeľь, of onomatopoeic origin. Derived from жу́жа (žúža, “to hum”) + -ел (-el).
Noun edit
жу́жел • (žúžel) m (diminutive жу́же)
- (dialectal) cicada (hemipteran insect of family Cicadoidea, known for their hissing songs during summer)
Declension edit
Declension of жу́жел
Alternative forms edit
Related terms edit
References edit
- “жужел²”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
- Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “жужел¹”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volumes 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 557
- Nayden Gerov (1897) “жю́желъ (1), жю́жеръ”, in Рѣчникъ на Блъгарскꙑй язꙑкъ. Съ тлъкувание рѣчи-тꙑ на Блъгарскꙑ и на Русскꙑ. [Dictionary of the Bulgarian language][1] (in Bulgarian), volume 2, Plovdiv: Дружествена печꙗтница "Съгласие.", page 25
Etymology 2 edit
Probably duplicated from dialectal Bulgarian жуй (žuj, “vermin”).
Noun edit
жу́жел • (žúžel) m
Declension edit
Declension of жу́жел
Alternative forms edit
- пу́жел (púžel)
Related terms edit
References edit
- “жужел¹”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
- Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “жужел³”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volumes 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 557
- Nayden Gerov (1897) “жюжелъ (2)”, in Рѣчникъ на Блъгарскꙑй язꙑкъ. Съ тлъкувание рѣчи-тꙑ на Блъгарскꙑ и на Русскꙑ. [Dictionary of the Bulgarian language][2] (in Bulgarian), volume 2, Plovdiv: Дружествена печꙗтница "Съгласие.", page 25