дупка

Bulgarian

Etymology

Diminutive of ду́па (dúpa, “gap, indention”) (mostly obsolete) +‎ -ка (-ka).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈdupkə]

Noun

ду́пка • (dúpka) f (diminutive ду́пчица)

  1. hole, pit
    Synonyms: я́ма (jáma), трап (trap)
  2. gap, skip
    Synonyms: про́пуск (própusk), пролу́к (prolúk)
  3. aperture, port, slot (opening where another element is supposed to fit)
    Synonyms: отво́р (otvór), отвъ́рстие (otvǎ́rstie)
  4. (colloquial) cave, cavity, chasm (usually vertical)
    Synonym: пещера́ (pešterá)
    Те́мната ду́пка ― Témnata dúpka ― Dark Hole (cave in Western Balkan Mountains)
    Ра́йчова ду́пка ― Rájčova dúpka ― Rajchov Hole (cave in Central Balkan Mountains)
    Ха́рамийска дупка ― Háramijska dupka ― Haramija Hole (cave in Western Rhodope Mountains)

Declension

Derived terms

  • ду́пе (dúpe, “asshole”)
  • дупина́ (dupiná, “aperture”) (obsolete)
  • дъ́но (dǎ́no, “bottom”)

References

  • дупка in Rečnik na bǎlgarskija ezik (Institut za bǎlgarski ezik)
  • дупка in Rečnik na bǎlgarskija ezik (Čitanka.Info)
  • дупка in Терминология на карста и спелеологията в България (1976)

Macedonian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *dupa.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈdupka]

Noun

дупка • (dupka) f (plural дупки, diminutive дупче)

  1. hole, cavity, gap
  2. (slang) a person with no knowledge or skills (in a particular domain)

Declension

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