карфица
Bulgarian
Etymology
Borrowed from Greek καρφίτσα (karfítsa, “pin”), a diminutive of καρφί (karfí, “nail; rivet”). Compare Turkish karfiçe, Albanian karficë and Aromanian cãrfițã.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [kɐrˈfit͡sɐ]
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -it͡sɐ
- Hyphenation(key): кар‧фи‧ца
Noun
карфи́ца • (karfíca) f (diminutive карфи́чка)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | карфи́ца karfíca |
карфи́ци karfíci |
| definite | карфи́цата karfícata |
карфи́ците karfícite |
Derived terms
verbs
- закарфи́ча pf (zakarfíča), закарфи́чвам impf (zakarfíčvam)
References
- “карфица”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
- “карфица”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
- Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1979), “карфица”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 2 (и – крепя̀), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, page 257