стършел
Appearance
Bulgarian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]A variant of Proto-Slavic *sьrxy (“hornet”) (stem *sьršen-) + -ел (-el), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱerh₂s- (“hornet”). Cognate with dialectal Lithuanian širšlỹs.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]стъ́ршел • (stǎ́ršel) m
- hornet (pedatory wasp of genus Vespa, particularly Vespa crabro)
- Synonym: (in Western dialects) о́вад (óvad)
Declension
[edit]Declension of стъ́ршел
singular | plural | |
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indefinite | стъ́ршел stǎ́ršel |
стъ́ршели stǎ́ršeli |
definite (subject form) |
стъ́ршелът stǎ́ršelǎt |
стъ́ршелите stǎ́ršelite |
definite (object form) |
стъ́ршела stǎ́ršela | |
count form | — | стъ́ршела stǎ́ršela |
vocative form | стъ́ршеле stǎ́ršele |
стъ́ршели stǎ́ršeli |