черво

Bulgarian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *červo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [t͡ʃɛrˈvɔ]

Noun

черво́ • (červó) n (relational adjective чре́вен)

1. intestine, gut, bowel

   дебе́ло черво́ ― debélo červó ― large intestine

   тъ́нко черво́ ― tǎ́nko červó ― small intestine

   сля́по черво́ ― sljápo červó ― cecum

   обо́дно черво́ ― obódno červó ― colon

   пра́во черво́ ― právo červó ― rectum

2. (figurative) hose

   Synonym: марку́ч (markúč)

Declension

Declension of черво́

	singular	plural
indefinite	черво́ červó	черва́ červá
definite	черво́то červóto	черва́та červáta

Alternative forms

• чрево́ (črevó) — archaic, dialectal
• цре́во (crévo), црево́ (crevó) — dialectal

Derived terms

• чревоуго́дник (črevougódnik, “glutton”)

References

• “черво”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• “черво”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
• чрѣво in Исторически речник на Българския език, Sofia University "St. Clement Ohridsky"