хърделка

Bulgarian

Etymology

From dialectal хърде́л (hǎrdél, “scuffle”) (originally: gnawing, nibbling) +‎ -ка (-ka). Akin to Czech chrdý (“sickly, feeble”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [xɐrˈdɛɫkɐ]

Noun

хърде́лка • (hǎrdélka) f

  1. (dialectal) maggot of a sawfly (or another pestilent insect)
  2. (by extension) adult sawfly (hymenopteran insect of suborder Symphyta)
    Synonym: расти́телна оса́ (rastítelna osá)

Declension

Declension of хърде́лка
singular plural
indefinite хърде́лка
hǎrdélka 		хърде́лки
hǎrdélki
definite хърде́лката
hǎrdélkata 		хърде́лките
hǎrdélkite
  • хърда́ние (hǎrdánie, “scolding”) (dated)
  • оскръ́д (oskrǎ́d, “chisel, hatchet for craving stone”) (historical)
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