мравка
Bulgarian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *morvъka. Synchronically equivalent to (obsolete) мра́ва (mráva) + -ка (-ka)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈmrafkɐ]
Audio: (file)
Noun
мра́вка • (mrávka) f
- feminine of мрав (mrav, “ant”)
- на мравката път прави
- na mravkata pǎt pravi
- he wouldn't say boo to a goose, he wouldn't hurt/harm a fly
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | мра́вка mrávka |
мра́вки mrávki |
| definite | мра́вката mrávkata |
мра́вките mrávkite |
| vocative form | мра́вко mrávko |
мра́вки mrávki |
Alternative forms
- мравя́ (mravjá), мрави́я (mravíja) — ja-stem, ī-stem
Derived terms
nouns
- (diminutive) мра́вче (mrávče)
- (diminutive) мра́вчица (mrávčica)
adjectives
- мра́вкин (mrávkin)
- мра́вчен (mrávčen)
- мра́вчи (mrávči)
Related terms
- мрав (mrav), мра́вей (mrávej), мраву́н (mravún), мравя́к (mravják) (masculine forms)
- мра́вица (mrávica), мра́вина (mrávina) (with suffixes -ица (-ica), -ина (-ina))
References
- “мравка”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
- “мравка”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
- Nayden Gerov (1899) “мра́вка”, 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 84
Anagrams
- вкарам (vkaram)
Macedonian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *morvъka, from Proto-Indo-European *morwi-. Morphologically мрава (mrava) + -ка (-ka).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈmrafka]
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: мрав‧ка
Noun
мравка • (mravka) f (plural мравки, relational adjective мравји, diminutive мравче)