язовина

Bulgarian

Etymology

яз (jaz, “hole, pit, ditch”) (obsolete) +‎ -овина (-ovina)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [jɐzoviˈna]

Noun

язовина́ • (jazoviná) f

1. hole, ground hollow (usually occupied by animals like badgers or ground squirrels)

Declension

Declension of язовина́

	singular	plural
indefinite	язовина́ jazoviná	язовини́ jazoviní
definite	язовина́та jazovináta	язовини́те jazoviníte

Related terms

• я́зовец (jázovec, “badger”)
• я́зва (jázva, “ulcer”)
• язови́р (jazovír, “dam”)

References

• “язовина”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• “язовина”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010