божа кравичка
Bulgarian
Etymology
From бо́жи (bóži, “divine”) + кра́ва (kráva, “cow”) + -ичка (-ička, “diminutive suffix”), named so because of the common belief that firebugs usually appear around Easter.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈbɔʒɐ ˈkravit͡ʃkɐ]
- (colloquial) IPA(key): [boˈʒa̟ ˈkravit͡ʃkɐ] (occasionally)
Noun
бо́жа кра́вичка • (bóža krávička) f
- firebug (hemipteran insect of family Pyrrhocoridae, particularly Pyrrhocoris apterus)
- Synonyms: великде́нче (velikdénče), (dialectal) козя́вка (kozjávka)
Usage notes
Informally, the epithet can also be applied for ladybugs (coccinellid beetles), red leaf beetles (particularly those of genus Chrysomela), or cinnamon bugs (red-and-black squash bugs).
Declension
Declension of бо́жа кра́вичка
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | бо́жа кра́вичка bóža krávička |
бо́жи кра́вички bóži krávički |
| definite | бо́жата кра́вичка bóžata krávička |
бо́жите кра́вички bóžite krávički |
| vocative form | бо́жа кра́вичке bóža krávičke |
бо́жи кра́вички bóži krávički |
References
- Nayden Gerov (1895) “бо́жıа кра́вица”, in Рѣчникъ на Блъгарскꙑй язꙑкъ. Съ тлъкувание рѣчи-тꙑ на Блъгарскꙑ и на Русскꙑ. [Dictionary of the Bulgarian language] (in Bulgarian), volume 1, Plovdiv: Дружествена печꙗтница "Съгласие.", page 59
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