насекомо
Bulgarian
Разновидие от насекоми
Etymology
Borrowed or mirrored from Russian насеко́мое (nasekómoje, “insect”), a calque of Latin īnsectum (“insected creature”). Technically a substantivized present passive participle of насе́ка (naséka, “to disect, to chop into pieces”) + -ом (-om) + -о (-o).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [nəsɛˈkɔmo]
- (occasionally) IPA(key): [nɐˈsɛkomo]
Noun
насеко́мо • (nasekómo) n
- (zoology) insect (arthropod of class Insecta)
Declension
Declension of насеко́мо
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | насеко́мо nasekómo | насеко́ми nasekómi |
| definite | насеко́мото nasekómoto | насеко́мите nasekómite |
Related terms
- се́чко (séčko, “biter, bug”)
- насечен (nasečen, “chopped into pieces”)
References
- насекомо in Rečnik na bǎlgarskija ezik (Institut za bǎlgarski ezik)
- насекомо in Rečnik na bǎlgarskija ezik (Čitanka.Info)