мрав
Bulgarian
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *morvъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *marwís, from Proto-Indo-European *morwís.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [mraf]
Noun
мрав • (mrav) m (feminine мра́ва, diminutive мра́вче) (obsolete)
- ant (eusocial insect of family Formicidae, most often of genera Formica or Myrmica)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | мрав mrav |
мра́вове mrávove |
| definite (subject form) |
мра́вът mrávǎt |
мра́вовете mrávovete |
| definite (object form) |
мра́ва mráva | |
| count form | — | мра́ва mráva |
Derived terms
nouns
- мра́вей (mrávej)
- (resultant noun) мра́вник (mrávnik, “formicary”)
- мраву́л (mravúl)
- мраву́н (mravún)
- мраву́чко (mravúčko)
- мравя́к (mravják)
adjectives
- мра́вешки (mráveški)
- мра́ви (mrávi)
- мра́вист (mrávist)
- мравли́в (mravlív)
- мраво- (mravo-) (in compounds)
- мравоя́д (mravojád, “anteater”)
Related terms
References
- Nayden Gerov (1899) “мравъ”, in Рѣчникъ на Блъгарскꙑй язꙑкъ. Съ тлъкувание рѣчи-тꙑ на Блъгарскꙑ и на Русскꙑ. [Dictionary of the Bulgarian language][1] (in Bulgarian), volume 3, Plovdiv: Дружествена печꙗтница "Съгласие.", page 85
- Georgiev, Vladimir I., Duridanov, I. V., editors (1995), “мрав”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 4 (мѝнго² – па̀дам), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 272
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *morvъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *marwís, from Proto-Indo-European *morwís.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mrâːʋ/
Noun
мра̑в m anim (Latin spelling mrȃv)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | мрав | мрави |
| genitive | мрава | мрава |
| dative | мраву | мравима |
| accusative | мрава | мраве |
| vocative | мраве | мрави |
| locative | мраву | мравима |
| instrumental | мравом | мравима |
Further reading
- “мрав”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025