иглика

Bulgarian

Etymology

Origin disputed; possibly via игла́ (iglá, “needle”), although spurious, due to theorized inheritance from Proto-Slavic *jagla (“grain”) in ягли́ка and subsequent reduction to егли́ка and ultimately игли́ка; cognates of ягли́ка include Serbo-Croatian јаглика, whereas parallels of агли́ка are drawn in Romanian aglică and Albanian aguliçe. Another reckoning postulates Greek άγλυκος (áglykos, “bitter”) as the origin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [iˈɡlikɐ]

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Noun

игли́ка • (iglíka) f

1. primrose (any flower of the genus Primula)

Declension

Declension of игли́ка

	singular	plural
indefinite	игли́ка iglíka	игли́ки iglíki
definite	игли́ката iglíkata	игли́ките iglíkite

Derived terms

• но́щна игли́ка (nóštna iglíka, “evening primrose”)

References

• “иглика”, in Речник на българския език (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• “иглика”, in Речник на българския език (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010