ухолазка

Bulgarian

Обикновена ухолазка

Etymology

From ухо (uho, “ear”) +‎ ла́зя (lázja, “to creep”) + -ка (-ka), based on the common belief (not actually true) that earwigs may lay their eggs in human's ears. Compare similar names in English earwig (literally: “ear-bug”), French perce-oreille (literally: “ear-piercer”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ʊxoˈɫaskə]

Noun

ухола́зка • (uholázka) f

earwig (insect of order Dermaptera)
Synonyms: кожестокри́ло (kožestokrílo), щипа́лка (štipálka)

Declension

Declension of ухола́зка

	singular	plural
indefinite	ухола́зка uholázka	ухола́зки uholázki
definite	ухола́зката uholázkata	ухола́зките uholázkite
vocative form	ухола́зко uholázko	ухола́зки uholázki

Related terms

ухо́ (uhó, “ear”)
лаз (laz), лаза́ч (lazáč, “creeper”)

References

ухолазка in Rečnik na bǎlgarskija ezik (Institut za bǎlgarski ezik)
ухолазка in Rečnik na bǎlgarskija ezik (Čitanka.Info)

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