острица

Bulgarian edit

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): [oˈstrit͡sɐ]

Etymology 1 edit

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Острицови

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блатна острица (Carex riparia)

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *ostrica／*ostrika. Equivalent to о́стър (óstǎr, “sharp”) +‎ -ица (-ica).

Noun edit

остри́ца • (ostríca) f

sedge (graminoid flowering plant from family Cyperaceae, known for its sharp leaves)
Synonym: бодли́ва трева́ (bodlíva trevá)
(particularly) true sedge of genus Carex
Synonym: (dialectal) къ́ндра (kǎ́ndra)

Declension edit

Declension of остри́ца

	singular	plural
indefinite	остри́ца ostríca	остри́ци ostríci
definite	остри́цата ostrícata	остри́ците ostrícite

Alternative forms edit

остри́ка (ostríka), остри́га (ostríga) — dialectal

Related terms edit

остре́ц (ostréc), острие́ (ostrié, “blade”)

References edit

“острица¹”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
Georgiev, Vladimir I., Duridanov, I. V., editors (1995), “острица”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volumes 4 (мѝнго² – па̀дам), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 948
Nayden Gerov (1899) “остри́ца (1)”, in Рѣчникъ на Блъгарскꙑй язꙑкъ. Съ тлъкувание рѣчи-тꙑ на Блъгарскꙑ и на Русскꙑ. [Dictionary of the Bulgarian language]‎^[1] (in Bulgarian), volume 3, Plovdiv: Дружествена печꙗтница "Съгласие.", page 392

Etymology 2 edit

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Острица (животно)

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червей острица

Borrowed from Russian остри́ца (ostríca, “pinworm”), probably a calque of the scientific name for the family Oxyuridae. Morphologically equivalent to Etymology 1.

Noun edit

остри́ца • (ostríca) f

pinworm (parasitic roundworm of genus Enterobius or more generally of family Oxyuridae)
(by extension) enterobiasis (disease caused by infection with pinworms)

Declension edit

Declension of остри́ца

	singular	plural
indefinite	остри́ца ostríca	остри́ци ostríci
definite	остри́цата ostrícata	остри́ците ostrícite

Alternative forms edit

остри́к m (ostrík)

References edit

“острица²”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014

Etymology 3 edit

риба острица

Similar to the other etymologies, apparently in reference to the spiky frame of the fish (which is also reflected in the other names for the species).

Noun edit

остри́ца • (ostríca) f

(dialectal) common perch (freshwater fish of genus Perca)
Synonyms: косту́р (kostúr), бодлопе́рка (bodlopérka)

Declension edit

Declension of остри́ца

	singular	plural
indefinite	остри́ца ostríca	остри́ци ostríci
definite	остри́цата ostrícata	остри́ците ostrícite

Alternative forms edit

остри́ка (ostríka)

References edit

“острица³”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
Nayden Gerov (1899) “остри́ца (2)”, in Рѣчникъ на Блъгарскꙑй язꙑкъ. Съ тлъкувание рѣчи-тꙑ на Блъгарскꙑ и на Русскꙑ. [Dictionary of the Bulgarian language]‎^[2] (in Bulgarian), volume 3, Plovdiv: Дружествена печꙗтница "Съгласие.", page 392

Macedonian edit

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): [ˈɔstrit͡sa]
Rhymes: -it͡sa

Noun edit

острица • (ostrica) f

blade

Declension edit

Declension of острица

	singular	plural
indefinite	острица	острици
definite unspecified	острицата	остриците
definite proximal	острицава	острициве
definite distal	острицана	острицине
vocative	острице	острици

Russian edit

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): [ɐˈstrʲit͡sə]

Noun edit

остри́ца • (ostríca) f anim (genitive остри́цы, nominative plural остри́цы, genitive plural остри́ц)

pinworm

Declension edit

Declension of остри́ца (anim fem-form ц-stem accent-a)

	singular	plural
nominative	остри́ца ostríca	остри́цы ostrícy
genitive	остри́цы ostrícy	остри́ц ostríc
dative	остри́це ostríce	остри́цам ostrícam
accusative	остри́цу ostrícu	остри́ц ostríc
instrumental	остри́цей, остри́цею ostrícej, ostríceju	остри́цами ostrícami
prepositional	остри́це ostríce	остри́цах ostrícax

Pre-reform declension of остри́ца (anim fem-form ц-stem accent-a)

	singular	plural
nominative	остри́ца ostríca	остри́цы ostrícy
genitive	остри́цы ostrícy	остри́цъ ostríc
dative	остри́цѣ ostrícě	остри́цамъ ostrícam
accusative	остри́цу ostrícu	остри́цъ ostríc
instrumental	остри́цей, остри́цею ostrícej, ostríceju	остри́цами ostrícami
prepositional	остри́цѣ ostrícě	остри́цахъ ostrícax