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жуй

/[ʒu̟j]/
Bulgariannoun

Definitions

  1. 1.
    dialectalsmall land vermin living in wet soil, microdrile

Synonyms & related words

Synonyms
  • че́рвей

Etymology

Probably from e-vocalism of Proto-Indo-European *gew- (“to curl, to coil”), akin to dialectal Bulgarian гу́я (gúja, “serpent”) and possibly Bulgarian жу́жел (žúžel, “snail”). Compare dialectal Serbo-Croatian гу̀јавица (“earthworm”).

Forms

  • жу́йcanonical • masculine
  • žújromanization
  • жуйindefinite • singular
  • жу́овеindefinite • plural
  • жу́ятdefinite • singular • subjective
  • жу́оветеdefinite • plural • subjective
  • жу́яdefinite • objective • singular
  • жу́оветеdefinite • objective • plural
  • -count-form • singular
  • жу́яcount-form • plural

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