вилоскачка
Bulgarian
Etymology
ви́ла (víla, “pitchfork, reel”) + -о- (-o-) + ска́чка f (skáčka, “jumper”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [viɫoˈskat͡ʃkɐ]
Audio: (file)
Noun
вилоска́чка • (viloskáčka) f
- springtail (entognathic hexapod (para-insect) of subclass Collembola)
- Synonym: вилоопа́шка (viloopáška)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | вилоска́чка viloskáčka |
вилоска́чки viloskáčki |
| definite | вилоска́чката viloskáčkata |
вилоска́чките viloskáčkite |
| vocative form | вилоска́чке viloskáčke |
вилоска́чки viloskáčki |
Related terms
- ви́я (víja, “to twist, to curl”)
- ви́ла (víla, “spirit, gush”)
- ви́лка (vílka) (dialectal), вили́ца (vilíca, “fork”)
- скача́ч (skačáč, “jumper”)
References
- “вилоскачка”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
- “вилоскачка”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010