овад

Bulgarian
Муха-овад
Оса-овад

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *ovadъ.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈɔvɐt]

Noun

о́вад • (óvad) f

  1. (dialectal) predatory insect
    → (in Eastern and Central dialects) stable fly (parasitic, blood-sucking dipteran of genus Stomoxys)
    Synonym: (standard) обо́рна муха́ (obórna muhá)
    → (in Western dialects) hornet (aggressive hymenopteran of genus Vespa)
    Synonym: стъ́ршел (stǎ́ršel)

Declension
Declension of о́вад
singular plural
indefinite о́вад
óvad		 о́вади
óvadi
definite
(subject form)		 о́вадът
óvadǎt		 о́вадите
óvadite
definite
(object form)		 о́вада
óvada
count form — о́вада
óvada
vocative form о́ваде
óvade		 о́вади
óvadi

Alternative forms
  • ова́да f (ováda)
  • оба́д (obád) — regionally

References
  • Georgiev, Vladimir I., Duridanov, I. V., editors (1995), “овад”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volumes 4 (мѝнго² – па̀дам), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 763
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