кощрява
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Etymology
[edit]From dialectal ко́стря (kóstrja, “to itch, to tingle, to cause irritation”) + -ава (-ava) with regular palatalization of the whole cluster -стр- + -j- > -штр-.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]кощря́ва • (koštrjáva) f
- foxtail, bristle grass (herb of genus Setaria)
- (figurative, derogatory) shrewish, obstinate, repugnant woman
Declension
[edit]Declension of мора́ва
Alternative forms
[edit]Related terms
[edit]- костра́к (kostrák) (dialectal), косту́р (kostúr, “perch”)
- костре́ц (kostréc, “sow thistle”) (dialectal)
References
[edit]- “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., Duridanov, I. V., editors (1995), “кощрява”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 4 (мѝнго² – па̀дам), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 698