мъздруга

Bulgarian

риба мъздруга

Etymology

Probably from Proto-Slavic *mǫzdro (“flesh, suet”) +‎ -уга (-uga).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [mɐˈzdruɡɐ]

Noun

мъздру́га • (mǎzdrúga) f

1. ide (frewshwater fish of genus Leuciscus)

   Synonym: до́йца (dójca)

Declension

Declension of мъздру́га

	singular	plural
indefinite	мъздру́га mǎzdrúga	мъздру́ги mǎzdrúgi
definite	мъздру́гата mǎzdrúgata	мъздру́гите mǎzdrúgite

Alternative forms

• моздру́га (mozdrúga), бъздру́га (bǎzdrúga) — dialectal

Related terms

• месо́ (mesó, “meat”)
• ме́здра (mézdra, “tallow, flesh”) (dialectal)

References

• “мъздруга”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• “мъздруга”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
• Georgiev, Vladimir I., Duridanov, I. V., editors (1995), “мъздруга”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 4 (мѝнго² – па̀дам), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 380