острица
Bulgarian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [oˈstrit͡sə]
Etymology 1
Блатна острица (Carex riparia)
From Proto-Slavic *ostrica, *ostrika. Equivalent to о́стър (óstǎr, “sharp”) + -ица (-ica).
Noun
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
Declension of остри́ца
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | остри́ца ostríca | остри́ци ostríci |
| definite | остри́цата ostrícata | остри́ците ostrícite |
Alternative forms
- остри́ка (ostríka), остри́га (ostríga) – dialectal
Related terms
- остре́ц (ostréc), острие́ (ostrié, “blade”)
References
- острица¹ in Rečnik na bǎlgarskija ezik (Institut za bǎlgarski ezik)
- Georgiev V. I., Duridanov I., editor (1995), “острица”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 4, Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, page 948
- Nayden Gerov (1899), “остри́ка (1)”, in Рѣчникъ на Блъгарскꙑй язꙑкъ. Съ тлъкувание рѣчи-тꙑ на Блъгарскꙑ и на Русскꙑ. [Dictionary of the Bulgarian language] (in Bulgarian), volume 3, Plovdiv: Дружествена печꙗтница "Съгласие.", page 392
Etymology 2
Риба острица
Probably diminutive of Proto-Slavic *ostь (“fishbone”) + -р- (-r-) + -ица (-ica), similar to the standard word косту́р (kostúr) (from Bulgarian кост (kost, “bone”)). Named after its bony fins and spikes.
Noun
остри́ца • (ostríca) f
- (dialectal) pinworm, threadworm, seatworm (parasitic round worm of genus Enterobius or more generally of family Oxyuridae)
- Synonyms: косту́р (kostúr), бодлопе́рка (bodlopérka)
Declension
Declension of остри́ца
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | остри́ца ostríca | остри́ци ostríci |
| definite | остри́цата ostrícata | остри́ците ostrícite |
Alternative forms
- остри́ка (ostríka)
References
- острица³ in Rečnik na bǎlgarskija ezik (Institut za bǎlgarski ezik)
- Nayden Gerov (1899), “остри́ка (2)”, in Рѣчникъ на Блъгарскꙑй язꙑкъ. Съ тлъкувание рѣчи-тꙑ на Блъгарскꙑ и на Русскꙑ. [Dictionary of the Bulgarian language] (in Bulgarian), volume 3, Plovdiv: Дружествена печꙗтница "Съгласие.", page 392
Etymology 3
Червей острица
Influenced by Russian остри́ца (ostríca, “pinworm”), probably a calque of the scientific name for the family Oxyuridae. Morphologically equivalent to Etymology 1.
Noun
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
Declension of остри́ца
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | остри́ца ostríca | остри́ци ostríci |
| definite | остри́цата ostrícata | остри́ците ostrícite |
Alternative forms
- остри́к m (ostrík)
References
- острица² in Rečnik na bǎlgarskija ezik (Institut za bǎlgarski ezik)
Macedonian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈɔstrit͡sa]
Noun
острица • (ostrica) f
- blade
Declension
Declension of острица
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | острица | острици |
| definite unspecified | острицата | остриците |
| definite proximal | острицава | острициве |
| definite distal | острицана | острицине |
| vocative | острице | острици |
Russian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ɐˈstrʲit͡sə]
Noun
остри́ца • (ostríca) f anim (genitive остри́цы, nominative plural остри́цы, genitive plural остри́ц)
- pinworm
Declension
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 |