смулец

Bulgarian

Etymology

Uncertain. Possibly from Proto-Slavic *sъmuliti (“to crunch; to silt, to sludge”) + -ец (-ec) (compare Russian му́лить (múlitʹ, “to grind, to munch”)) or a variant of dialectal смоле́ц (smoléc, “moth, maggot”) with reduction of unaccented -о- > -у-.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [smoˈlɛt͡s]

Noun

смуле́ц • (smuléc) m

  1. (dialectal) earthworm, lumbricid (Lumbricus terrestris)

Declension

Declension of смуле́ц
singular plural
indefinite смуле́ц
smuléc 		смулци́
smulcí
definite
(subject form) 		смуле́цът
smulécǎt 		смулци́те
smulcíte
definite
(object form) 		смуле́ца
smuléca
count form — смуле́ца
smuléca
  • шму́ля (šmúlja, “to graze, to munch fruits/fodder”) (possibly)

References

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