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острица

/[oˈstrit͡sɐ]/
Bulgariannoun

Definitions

  1. 1.
    sedge (graminoid flowering plant from family Cyperaceae, known for its sharp leaves)
  2. 2.
    true sedge of genus Carex
  3. 3.
    pinworm (parasitic roundworm of genus Enterobius or more generally of family Oxyuridae)
  4. 4.
    enterobiasis (disease caused by infection with pinworms)
  5. 5.
    dialectalcommon perch (freshwater fish of genus Perca)

Synonyms & related words

Synonyms
  • бодли́ва трева́
  • къ́ндра
  • косту́р
  • бодлопе́рка
Related words (2)
  • остре́ц
  • острие́

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *ostrica /*ostrika. Equivalent to о́стър (óstǎr, “sharp”) + -ица (-ica).

Forms

  • остри́цаcanonical • feminine
  • ostrícaromanization
  • остри́цаindefinite • singular
  • остри́циindefinite • plural
  • остри́цатаdefinite • singular
  • остри́цитеdefinite • plural
  • остри́каalternative • dialectal
  • остри́гаalternative • dialectal
  • остри́кalternative
  • остри́каalternative

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