червенушка
Bulgarian
Etymology
From черве́н (červén, “red, crimson”) + -ушка (-uška) in reference to the red plumage of the male exemplars (females are typically grey).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [t͡ʃɛrvɛˈnuʃkɐ]
Noun
червену́шка • (červenúška) f (relational adjective червену́шков)
- bullfinch (songbird of genus Pyrrhula)
- (colloquial) epithet for field mushroom
- Synonym: по́лска печу́рка (pólska pečúrka)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | червену́шка červenúška |
червену́шки červenúški |
| definite | червену́шката červenúškata |
червену́шките červenúškite |
| vocative form | червену́шко červenúško |
червену́шки červenúški |
Hyponyms
- черногла́ва червену́шка (černogláva červenúška, “black-headed bullfinch, Pyrrhula pyrrhula”)
- червеногла́ва червену́шка (červenogláva červenúška, “red-headed bullfinch, Pyrrhula erythrocephala”)
- сивогла́ва червену́шка (sivogláva červenúška, “grey-headed bullfinch, Pyrrhula erythaca”)
Related terms
- червеноши́йка (červenošíjka, “robin”)
References
- “червенушка”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
- “червенушка”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010