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въгарец

/[vɐɡɐˈrɛt͡s]/
Bulgariannoun

Definitions

  1. 1.
    parasitic larva of botflies (which causes myiasis on ungulates and other large mammals)
  2. 2.
    (adult) botfly, gadfly, warble fly (dipteran insect of family Oestridae)
  3. 3.
    obsoleteparasitic bug, worm, creep

Synonyms & related words

Word family
  • въ́гарест
  • въгари́т
  • въгаря́сам
Synonyms

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *ǫgrъ (“creep, bug, larva”) + -ец (-ec). Cognate with Serbo-Croatian у̀грк (“larva of gadfly”), Slovene ọ̑grc (“pustula caused by a parasite”) and akin to Polish wągier (“comedo”), Czech uher (“pimple”).

Forms

  • въгаре́цcanonical • masculine
  • vǎgarécromanization
  • въгаре́цindefinite • singular
  • въгарци́indefinite • plural
  • въгаре́цътdefinite • singular • subjective
  • въгарци́теdefinite • plural • subjective
  • въгаре́цаdefinite • objective • singular
  • въгарци́теdefinite • objective • plural
  • -count-form • singular
  • въгаре́цаcount-form • plural
  • въгъре́цalternative • dialectal
  • у́гърalternative • archaic • regional
  • у́гарalternative • archaic • regional
  • въ́гърalternative • archaic • regional
  • я́гърalternative • archaic • regional

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