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	теменуги
definite unspecified	теменугата	теменугите
definite proximal	теменугава	теменугиве
definite distal	теменугана	теменугине
vocative	теменуго	теменуги

See also

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