острица

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Bulgarian

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Etymology 1

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блатна острица (Carex riparia)

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *ostrica*ostrika. Equivalent to о́стър (óstǎr, sharp) +‎ -ица (-ica).

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остри́ца (ostrícaf

  1. sedge (graminoid flowering plant from family Cyperaceae, known for its sharp leaves)
    Synonym: бодли́ва трева́ (bodlíva trevá)
  2. (particularly) true sedge of genus Carex
    Synonym: (dialectal) къ́ндра (kǎ́ndra)
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Etymology 2

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червей острица

Borrowed from Russian остри́ца (ostríca, pinworm), probably a calque of the scientific name for the family Oxyuridae. Morphologically equivalent to Etymology 1.

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остри́ца (ostrícaf

  1. pinworm (parasitic roundworm of genus Enterobius or more generally of family Oxyuridae)
  2. (by extension) enterobiasis (disease caused by infection with pinworms)
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  • острица²”, in Речник на българския език (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014

Etymology 3

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риба острица

Similar to the other etymologies, apparently in reference to the spiky frame of the fish (which is also reflected in the other names for the species).

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остри́ца (ostrícaf

  1. (dialectal) common perch (freshwater fish of genus Perca)
    Synonyms: косту́р (kostúr), бодлопе́рка (bodlopérka)
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Macedonian

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острица (ostricaf

  1. blade

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Russian

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остри́ца (ostrícaf anim (genitive остри́цы, nominative plural остри́цы, genitive plural остри́ц)

  1. pinworm

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