калугерица

Bulgarian

Северна калугерица

Etymology

калу́гер (kalúger, cleric, monk) + -ица (-ica)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [kɐˈɫuɡɛrit͡sɐ]
  • (file)

Noun

калу́герица • (kalúgerica) f (masculine калу́гер)

  1. female equivalent of калу́гер (kalúger): nun (female cleric), presbytera (wife of a cleric)
    Synonym: попади́йка (popadíjka)
  2. (figurative) lapwing (wading bird of genus Vanellus)

Declension

Alternative forms

  • калу́герка (kalúgerka)

Hyponyms

References

  • калугерица”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • калугерица”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
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