мразовец
Bulgarian
Etymology
By surface analysis, мраз (mraz, “frost”) + -овец (-ovec).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈmrazovɛt͡s]
Noun
мра́зовец • (mrázovec) m (diminutive мра́зовче)
- autumn crocus (flower of family Colchicaceae)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | мра́зовец mrázovec |
мра́зовци mrázovci |
| definite (subject form) |
мра́зовецът mrázovecǎt |
мра́зовците mrázovcite |
| definite (object form) |
мра́зовеца mrázoveca | |
| count form | — | мра́зовеца mrázoveca |
Related terms
- мразови́т (mrazovít, “chilly, frosty”)
- мерза́вец (merzávec, “scoundrel, rascal”) (Russian borrowing)
References
- “мразовец”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
- “мразовец”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
- Georgiev, Vladimir I., Duridanov, I. V., editors (1995), “мразовец”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 4 (мѝнго² – па̀дам), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 276