червяк
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See also: черв'як
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
че́рвяк • (čérvjak) m
- (dialectal) Augmentative of че́рвей (čérvej, “worm”)
Declension
Declension of че́рвяк
Alternative forms
- чъ́рвяк (čǎ́rvjak), чъ́рвец (čǎ́rvec) — in Eastern dialects
- цъ́рвяк (cǎ́rvjak), цъ́рвец (cǎ́rvec) — in Western dialects
References
- Nayden Gerov, Тодор Панчев (1904) “че́рвꙗкъ”, in Рѣчникъ на Блъгарскꙑй язꙑкъ. Съ тлъкувание рѣчи-тꙑ на Блъгарскꙑ и на Русскꙑ. [Dictionary of the Bulgarian language] (in Bulgarian), volume 5, Plovdiv: Дружествена печꙗтница "Съгласие.", page 543
- Nayden Gerov, Тодор Панчев (1904) “црь́вѣлъ, црь́вꙗкъ”, in Рѣчникъ на Блъгарскꙑй язꙑкъ. Съ тлъкувание рѣчи-тꙑ на Блъгарскꙑ и на Русскꙑ. [Dictionary of the Bulgarian language] (in Bulgarian), volume 5, Plovdiv: Дружествена печꙗтница "Съгласие.", page 527
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Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *čьrvь + -я́к (-ják).
Pronunciation
Noun
червя́к • (červják) m anim (genitive червяка́, nominative plural червяки́, genitive plural червяко́в, diminutive червячо́к)
- (colloquial) worm
- (colloquial) maggot
- (colloquial, figuratively) miserable, insignificant person, worm
- (engineering) worm screw
Declension
Synonyms
- червь (červʹ)
- ничто́жество (ničtóžestvo)
Related terms
- червь (červʹ), червоточина (červotočina)
- червивый (červivyj), червячный (červjačnyj)
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