ухолазка

Bulgarian

Etymology

From ухо (uho, “ear”) +‎ ла́зя (lázja, “to creep”) + -ка (-ka), based on the common belief (not actually true) that earwigs may lay their eggs in human's ears. Compare similar names in English earwig (literally: “ear-bug”), French perce-oreille (literally: “ear-piercer”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [oxoˈɫaskɐ]

Noun

ухола́зка • (uholázka) f

  1. earwig (insect of order Dermaptera)
    Synonyms: кожестокри́ло (kožestokrílo), щипа́лка (štipálka)

Declension

Declension of ухола́зка
singular plural
indefinite ухола́зка
uholázka 		ухола́зки
uholázki
definite ухола́зката
uholázkata 		ухола́зките
uholázkite
vocative form ухола́зко
uholázko 		ухола́зки
uholázki
  • ухо́ (uhó, “ear”)
  • лаз (laz), лаза́ч (lazáč, “creeper”)

References

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