какавида

Bulgarian

Etymology

Borrowed from Greek κακαβίδα (kakavída, “pupa”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [kɐkɐˈvidɐ]
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Noun

какави́да • (kakavída) f (relational adjective какави́ден)

  1. pupa (metamorphic stage of development in insects, between larva and imago)
    Synonym: бу́ба (búba)

Declension

Declension of какави́да
singular plural
indefinite какави́да
kakavída 		какави́ди
kakavídi
definite какави́дата
kakavídata 		какави́дите
kakavídite
vocative form какави́до
kakavído 		какави́ди
kakavídi

Derived terms

  • какавидя́свам (kakavidjásvam, “to enter into pupa state”)

References

  • “какавида”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • “какавида”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
  • Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1979), “какавида”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 2 (и – крепя̀), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, page 149
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