гъсеница

Bulgarian

Гъсеница на нощенка (нощна пеперуда)

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *gǫsěnica, a variant of *ǫsěnica. Cognate with Old Church Slavonic юсеница (jusenica), Russian гу́сеница (gúsenica), Ukrainian гу́сениця (húsenycja), Serbo-Croatian гу̏сеница/gȕsenica/гу̏сјеница/gȕsjenica, Slovene gosẹ̑nica, Czech housenka, Slovak husenica, Old Polish wąsienica, Polish gąsienica, Upper Sorbian husańca, Lower Sorbian guseńca.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɡəˈsɛnit͡sə]

Noun

гъсе́ница (gǎsénica) f

  1. caterpillar (larva of butterfies or moths)
  2. (mechanical) caterpillar track

Declension

  • въс (vǎs, moustache, facial hair) (dialectal)
    • навъ́сен (navǎ́sen), свъ́сен (svǎ́sen, shrivelled, wrinkly)

References

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