червей
Bulgarian
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *čьrvьjь, formed from Proto-Slavic *čьrvь (“worm”) + -ей (-ej).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈt͡ʃɛrvɛj]
Noun
че́рвей • (čérvej) m
- worm (bilateral protostomic invertebrate with tubular body)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | че́рвей čérvej |
че́рвеи čérvei |
| definite (subject form) |
че́рвеят čérvejat |
че́рвеите čérveite |
| definite (object form) |
че́рвея čérveja | |
| count form | — | че́рвея čérveja |
| vocative form | че́рвею čérveju |
че́рвеи čérvei |
Alternative forms
- цръв (crǎv), цъ́рвей (cǎ́rvej) — dialectal
- че́рвий (čérvij) — outdated
Hyponyms
- кръ́гъл че́рвей (krǎ́gǎl čérvej, “roundworm (phylum Nematoda)”)
- пло́сък че́рвей (plósǎk čérvej, “flatworm (phylum Platyhelminthes)”)
- пре́шленест червей (préšlenest červej, “ringed worm (phylum Annelida)”)
Derived terms
- черве́н (červén, “red”) (since in the past 'red' dye was made out of worms)
References
- “червей”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
- “червей”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
Russian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [t͡ɕɪrˈvʲej]
Etymology 1
Noun
черве́й • (červéj) m anim pl or m inan pl
- inflection of червь (červʹ):
- genitive plural
- animate accusative plural
Etymology 2
Noun
черве́й • (červéj) m inan pl
- genitive of че́рви (čérvi)
Etymology 3
Noun
черве́й • (červéj) f inan pl
- genitive plural of че́рва (čérva)
Noun
черве́й • (červéj) f inan pl
- genitive of че́рвы (čérvy)