стършел

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Обикновен стършел (Vespa crabro)

Etymology[edit]

A variant of Proto-Slavic *sьrxy (hornet) (stem *sьršen-) + -ел (-el), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱerh₂s- (hornet). Cognate with dialectal Lithuanian širšlỹs.

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Noun[edit]

стъ́ршел (stǎ́ršelm

  1. hornet (pedatory wasp of genus Vespa, particularly Vespa crabro)
    Synonym: (in Western dialects) о́вад (óvad)

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References[edit]

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