чопка

Bulgarian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *čepъka, equivalent to че́пам (čépam, “to pick, to chop”) (dialectal) +‎ -ка (-ka). Entered the standard language with its non-grammatical form чо́вка (čóvka).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈt͡ʃɔpkə]

Noun

чо́пка • (čópka) f

  1. Alternative form of чо́вка (čóvka, “bill, beak”)

Alternative forms
  • чо́фка (čófka), чо́нка (čónka)

Declension
Declension of чо́пка
singular plural
indefinite чо́пка
čópka		 чо́пки
čópki
definite чо́пката
čópkata		 чо́пките
čópkite

References
  • Gerov, Najden (1895) , “чо́пка”, in Rěčnik na blǎgarskyj jazyk [Dictionary of the Bulgarian language] (in Bulgarian), volume 5, Plovdiv: Družestvena pečatnica “Sǎglasie”, page 559
  • Младенова, Дарина (2001) , “Български диалектни названия за ‘човка’”, in Българският език през XX век (in Bulgarian), pages 176-193
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