червяк

See also: черв'як

Bulgarian

Etymology

че́рвей (čérvej, worm) + -як (-jak).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈt͡ʃɛrvʲɐk]

Noun

че́рвяк • (čérvjak) m

  1. (dialectal) Augmentative of че́рвей (čérvej, worm)

Declension

Alternative forms

  • чъ́рвяк (čǎ́rvjak), чъ́рвец (čǎ́rvec) in Eastern dialects
  • цъ́рвяк (cǎ́rvjak), цъ́рвец (cǎ́rvec) in Western dialects

References

Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *čьrvь + -я́к (-ják).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [t͡ɕɪrˈvʲak]

Noun

червя́к • (červják) m anim (genitive червяка́, nominative plural червяки́, genitive plural червяко́в, diminutive червячо́к)

  1. (colloquial) worm
  2. (colloquial) maggot
  3. (colloquial, figuratively) miserable, insignificant person, worm
    Ты жа́лкий червя́к!
    Ty žálkij červják!
    You pathetic little worm!
  4. (engineering) worm screw

Declension

Synonyms

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