кърлеж
Bulgarian
Etymology
Derived from the zero-grade form *(s)kr̥- of Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- (“to cut; to poke; to bite”), extended similarly to пъ́рля (pǎ́rlja) vs. па́ря (párja).
Cognates include Macedonian крлеж (krlež), Serbo-Croatian крљ, крља, крлич and Aromanian cãrlej.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈkɤrlɛʃ]
- Hyphenation(key): кър‧леж
Noun
къ́рлеж • (kǎ́rlež) m (diminutive къ́рлежче)
- tick (arachnid)
- (figurative) leech, bloodsucker (person who exploits or lives off others)
- (dialectal) castor oil plant (Ricinus communis)
- Synonym: рици́н (ricín)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | къ́рлеж kǎ́rlež |
къ́рлежи kǎ́rleži |
| definite (subject form) |
къ́рлежът kǎ́rležǎt |
къ́рлежите kǎ́rležite |
| definite (object form) |
къ́рлежа kǎ́rleža | |
| count form | — | къ́рлежа kǎ́rleža |
Related terms
- ака́р (akár)
References
- “кърлеж”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
- “кърлеж”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
- Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1986), “кърлеж”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 3 (крес¹ – мѝнго¹), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, page 208