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кощрява

/[koʃˈtrʲa̟vɐ]/
Bulgariannoun

Definitions

  1. 1.
    foxtail, bristle grass (herb of genus Setaria)
  2. 2.
    derogatoryshrewish, obstinate, repugnant woman

Synonyms & related words

Related words (3)
  • костра́к
  • косту́р
  • костре́ц

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *kostrъ /*kostьrъ (“prickly, bristly”) + -ява (-java) with regular palatalization of the whole cluster -стр- + -j- > -штр-.

Forms

  • кощря́ваcanonical • feminine
  • koštrjávaromanization
  • мора́ваindefinite • singular
  • мора́виindefinite • plural
  • мора́ватаdefinite • singular
  • мора́витеdefinite • plural
  • кощра́ваalternative • dialectal
  • кощре́ваalternative • dialectal
Vocative
Singular
мора́во
Plural
мора́ви

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