теменуга

Bulgarian

цвете теменуга

Etymology

From темяну́га (temjanúga), from темя́н (temján, “incense”) +‎ -уга (-uga), a dialectal form of standard тамя́н (tamján).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [tɛmɛˈnuɡɐ]

Noun

темену́га • (temenúga) f (relational adjective темену́жен, diminutive темену́жка)

1. (botany, uncountable) the genus Viola - violets
2. a plant or flower of the genus Viola, especially the fragrant Viola odorata

Declension

Declension of темену́га

	singular	plural
indefinite	темену́га temenúga	темену́ги temenúgi
definite	темену́гата temenúgata	темену́гите temenúgite

Hyponyms

• виоле́тка (violétka, “common violet”)

References

• “теменуга”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• “теменуга”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
• Todorov, T. A., Racheva, M., editors (2010), “теменуга”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 7 (слòво – теря̀свам), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 931
• Todorov, T. A., Racheva, M., editors (2010), “темянуга”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 7 (слòво – теря̀свам), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 937

Macedonian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [tɛˈmɛnuɡa]

Noun

теменуга • (temenuga) f (plural теменуги)

1. (botany) a plant of genus Viola

Declension

Declension of теменуга

	singular	plural
indefinite	теменуга (temenuga)	теменуги (temenugi)
definite unspecified	теменугата (temenugata)	теменугите (temenugite)
definite proximal	теменугава (temenugava)	теменугиве (temenugive)
definite distal	теменугана (temenugana)	теменугине (temenugine)
vocative	теменуго (temenugo)	теменуги (temenugi)

See also

• љубичица (ljubičica)
• синоличка (sinolička)
• темјанушка (temjanuška)