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гъсеница

/[ɡɐˈsɛnit͡sɐ]/
Bulgariannoun

Definitions

  1. 1.
    caterpillar (larva of butterfies or moths)
  2. 2.
    caterpillar track

Synonyms & related words

Related words (2)
  • навъ́сен
  • свъ́сен

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *gǫsěnica, a variant of *ǫsěnica. Cognate with Old Church Slavonic юсеница (jusenica), Russian гу́сеница (gúsenica), Ukrainian гу́сениця (húsenycja), Serbo-Croatian гу̏сеница/gȕsenica/гу̏сјеница/gȕsjenica, Slovene gosẹ̑nica, Czech housenka, Slovak húsenica, Old Polish wąsienica, Polish gąsienica, Upper Sorbian husańca, Lower Sorbian guseńca.

Forms

  • гъсе́ницаcanonical • feminine
  • gǎsénicaromanization
  • гъсе́ницаindefinite • singular
  • гъсе́нициindefinite • plural
  • гъсе́ницатаdefinite • singular
  • гъсе́ницитеdefinite • plural
Vocative
Singular
гъсе́ницо (archaic), гъсе́нице (archaic)
Plural
гъсе́ници (archaic)

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