кощрява
Bulgarian
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *kostrъ / *kostьrъ (“prickly, bristly”) + -ява (-java) with regular palatalization of the whole cluster -стр- + -j- > -штр-.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [koʃˈtrʲa̟vɐ]
Audio: (file)
Noun
кощря́ва • (koštrjáva) f
- foxtail, bristle grass (herb of genus Setaria)
- (figurative, derogatory) shrewish, obstinate, repugnant woman
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | мора́ва moráva |
мора́ви morávi |
| definite | мора́вата morávata |
мора́вите morávite |
| vocative form | мора́во morávo |
мора́ви morávi |
Alternative forms
- кощра́ва (koštráva), кощре́ва (koštréva) — dialectal
Related terms
- костра́к (kostrák) (dialectal), косту́р (kostúr, “perch”)
- костре́ц (kostréc, “sow thistle”) (dialectal)
References
- “кощрява”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
- “кощрява”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
- Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1979), “кощрява”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 2 (и – крепя̀), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, page 698