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хърделка

/[xɐrˈdɛɫkɐ]/
Bulgariannoun

Definitions

  1. 1.
    adult sawfly (hymenopteran insect of suborder Symphyta)
  2. 2.
    dialectalmaggot of a sawfly (or another pestilent insect)

Synonyms & related words

Synonyms
  • расти́телна оса́
Related words (2)
  • хърда́ние
  • оскръ́д

Etymology

From dialectal хърде́л (hǎrdél, “scuffle”) (originally: gnawing, nibbling) + -ка (-ka). Akin to Czech chrdý (“sickly, feeble”).

Forms

  • хърде́лкаcanonical • feminine
  • hǎrdélkaromanization
  • хърде́лкаindefinite • singular
  • хърде́лкиindefinite • plural
  • хърде́лкатаdefinite • singular
  • хърде́лкитеdefinite • plural

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