кощрява

Bulgarian

Etymology

From dialectal ко́стря (kóstrja, “to itch, to tingle, to cause irritation”) +‎ -ава (-ava) with regular palatalization of the whole cluster -стр- + -j- > -штр-.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [koʃˈtrʲa̟vɐ]

Noun

кощря́ва • (koštrjáva) f

foxtail, bristle grass (herb of genus Setaria)
(figurative, derogatory) shrewish, obstinate, repugnant woman

Declension

Declension of мора́ва

	singular	plural
indefinite	мора́ва moráva	мора́ви morávi
definite	мора́вата morávata	мора́вите morávite
vocative form	мора́во morávo	мора́ви morávi

Alternative forms

кощра́ва (koštráva), кощре́ва (koštréva) — dialectal

Related terms

костра́к (kostrák) (dialectal), косту́р (kostúr, “perch”)
костре́ц (kostréc, “sow thistle”) (dialectal)

References

“кощрява”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
“кощрява”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1979), “кощрява”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 2 (и – крепя̀), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, page 698