жегавица
Bulgarian
Etymology
From же́гав (žégav, “scorching, hot”) + -ица (-ica), originally referring to any insect with pungent bite.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ʒɛˈɡavit͡sɐ]
Audio: (file)
Noun
жега́вица • (žegávica) f
- (generally) insect with sore bite
- (dialectal) termite (isopteran insect of family Termitidae, feeding on wood)
- Synonym: терми́т (termít)
- (dialectal) venomous grub, woodworm, caterpillar (which causes skin irritation upon touching)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | жега́вица žegávica |
жега́вици žegávici |
| definite | жега́вицата žegávicata |
жега́виците žegávicite |
| vocative form | жега́вице žegávice |
жега́вици žegávici |
Alternative forms
- жига́вица (žigávica), жуга́вица (žugávica)
- жегаву́ша (žegavúša)
Related terms
- жиг (žig, “sting-mark, branding”)
- же́гвам (žégvam, “to brand, to sting, to pierce with hot object”)
- же́гар (žégar, “dog or person exhausted by heat”) (dialectal)
References
- “жигавица”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
- Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “жегавица”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 530
- Nayden Gerov (1897) “жега́вица, жегаву́ша”, in Рѣчникъ на Блъгарскꙑй язꙑкъ. Съ тлъкувание рѣчи-тꙑ на Блъгарскꙑ и на Русскꙑ. [Dictionary of the Bulgarian language][1] (in Bulgarian), volume 2, Plovdiv: Дружествена печꙗтница "Съгласие.", page 14