червець
Ukrainian
Life cycle of the Polish cochineal in Breyne's Historia naturalis Cocci Radicum... (1731)
Etymology
From черв (červ) + -ець (-ecʹ) or inherited from Proto-Slavic *čьrvьcь, from *čьrvь (“worm, larva”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [t͡ʃerˈʋɛt͡sʲ]
Noun
черве́ць • (červécʹ) m animal (genitive червця́, nominative plural червці́, genitive plural червці́в)
- (entomology) Polish cochineal (Porphyrophora polonica), a species of scale insect used to manufacture red dye.
- (by extension) Other species of carmine scale insects used to manufacture carmine-based dyes, such as Mexican cochineal (Dactylopius coccus) and Armenian cochineal (Porphyrophora hamelii).
- Synonym: кошені́ль (košenílʹ)
Declension
Declension of черве́ць (animal soft masc-form accent-b reduc)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | черве́ць červécʹ |
червці́ červcí |
| genitive | червця́ červcjá |
червці́в červcív |
| dative | червце́ві, червцю́ červcévi, červcjú |
червця́м červcjám |
| accusative | червця́ červcjá |
червці́, червці́в červcí, červcív |
| instrumental | червце́м červcém |
червця́ми červcjámy |
| locative | червце́ві, червцю́, червці́ červcévi, červcjú, červcí |
червця́х červcjáx |
| vocative | червцю́ červcjú |
червці́ červcí |
Related terms
See also
- кошені́ль (košenílʹ, “cochineal”)
Further reading
Porphyrophora polonica on Wikispecies.Wikispecies - Dactylopius coccus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Porphyrophora hamelii on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
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