смулец
Bulgarian
Etymology
Uncertain. Possibly from Proto-Slavic *sъmuliti (“to crunch; to silt, to sludge”) + -ец (-ec) (compare Russian му́лить (múlitʹ, “to grind, to munch”)) or a variant of dialectal смоле́ц (smoléc, “moth, maggot”) with reduction of unaccented -о- > -у-.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [smuˈlʲɛt͡s]
Noun
смуле́ц • (smuléc) m
- (dialectal) earthworm, lumbricid (Lumbricus terrestris)
Declension
Declension of смуле́ц
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | смуле́ц smuléc | смулци́ smulcí |
| definite (subject form) | смуле́цът smulécǎt | смулци́те smulcíte |
| definite (object form) | смуле́ца smuléca | |
| count form | — | смуле́ца smuléca |
Related terms
- шму́ля (šmúlja, “to graze, to munch fruits/fodder”) (possibly)
References
- Todorov T., editor (2010), “смулец”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 7, Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, page 209
- Nayden Gerov; Тодор Панчев (1904), “смуле́ць”, in Рѣчникъ на Блъгарскꙑй язꙑкъ. Съ тлъкувание рѣчи-тꙑ на Блъгарскꙑ и на Русскꙑ. [Dictionary of the Bulgarian language] (in Bulgarian), volume 5, Plovdiv: Дружествена печꙗтница "Съгласие.", page 208