мухоловка

Bulgarian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [moxoˈɫɔfkɐ]

Etymology 1

муха́ (muhá, fly) +‎ -о- (-o-) +‎ лов (lov, hunt) +‎ -ка (-ka). Compare Polish muchołówka, Russian мухоловка (muxolovka).

Noun

мухоло́вка • (muholóvkaf (relational adjective комароло́вен)

  1. flypaper, fly catcher (tool for catching flies)
    Synonym: мухомо́рка (muhomórka)
Declension
Declension of мухороло́вка
singular plural
indefinite мухороло́вка
muhorolóvka
мухороло́вки
muhorolóvki
definite мухороло́вката
muhorolóvkata
мухороло́вките
muhorolóvkite

References

  • мухоловка¹”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • мухоловка (1)”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

Etymology 2

Identical as Etymology 1, a calque of the international taxonic name Muscicapidae.

Noun

мухоло́вка • (muholóvkaf (masculine мухоло́в, relational adjective мухоло́вков)

  1. female equivalent of мухоло́в (muholóv): flycatcher (bird of family Muscicapidae)
Declension
Declension of мухоло́вка
singular plural
indefinite мухоло́вка
muholóvka
мухоло́вки
muholóvki
definite мухоло́вката
muholóvkata
мухоло́вките
muholóvkite
vocative form мухоло́вко
muholóvko
мухоло́вки
muholóvki

References

  • мухоловка²”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • мухоловка (2)”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

Russian

Etymology

муха́ (muxá, fly) +‎ -о- (-o-) +‎ лов (lov, hunt) +‎ -ка (-ka). Compare Polish muchołówka, Bulgarian мухоловка (muholovka).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [mʊxɐˈɫofkə]

Noun

мухоло́вка • (muxolóvkaf anim or f inan (genitive мухоло́вки, nominative plural мухоло́вки, genitive plural мухоло́вок)

  1. (inanimate) flytrap, flypaper
  2. (animate) Venus flytrap, sundew
  3. (animate) flycatcher (muscicapid)
  4. (animate) centipede of the taxonomic order Scutigeromorpha

Declension

Derived terms