червей

Bulgarian

Дъждовен червей

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *čьrvьjь, formed from Proto-Slavic *čьrvь (“worm”) +‎ -ей (-ej).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈt͡ʃervɛj]

Noun

че́рвей • (čérvej) m

worm (bilateral protostomic invertebrate with tubular body)

Declension

Declension of че́рвей

	singular	plural
indefinite	че́рвей čérvej	че́рвеи čérvei
definite (subject form)	че́рвеят čérvejat	че́рвеите čérveite
definite (object form)	че́рвея čérveja	че́рвеите čérveite
count form	—	че́рвея čérveja
vocative form	че́рвею čérveju	че́рвеи čérvei

Alternative forms

цръв (crǎv), цъ́рвей (cǎ́rvej) – dialectal
че́рвий (čérvij) – outdated

Hyponyms

кръ́гъл че́рвей (krǎ́gǎl čérvej, “roundworm (phylum Nematoda)”)
пло́сък че́рвей (plósǎk čérvej, “flatworm (phylum Platyhelminthes)”)
пре́шленест червей (préšlenest červej, “ringed worm (phylum Annelida)”)

Derived terms

черве́н (červén, “red”) (since in the past 'red' dye was made out of worms)

References

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

Russian

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [t͡ɕɪrˈvʲej]

Noun

черве́й • (červéj) m anim pl or m inan pl

inflection of червь (červʹ):
1. genitive plural
2. animate accusative plural

Noun

черве́й • (červéj) m inan pl

genitive of че́рви (čérvi)

Noun

черве́й • (červéj) f inan pl

genitive plural of че́рва (čérva)

Noun

черве́й • (červéj) f inan pl

genitive of че́рвы (čérvy)

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