капчук

Bulgarian

Etymology

кап (kap, “sound of dripping”) +‎ -чук (-čuk)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [kɐpˈt͡ʃu̟k]

Noun

капчу́к • (kapčúk) m

  1. eavesdrip (dripping of rainy or snowy water from the eaves of buildings)
  2. (by extension) end of a gutter (whence water falls)
    Synonym: улук (uluk)

Alternative forms
  • капо́ш (kapóš) (dialectal)

Declension
Declension of капчу́к
singular plural
indefinite капчу́к
kapčúk		 капчу́ци
kapčúci
definite
(subject form)		 капчу́кът
kapčúkǎt		 капчу́ците
kapčúcite
definite
(object form)		 капчу́ка
kapčúka
count form — капчу́ка
kapčúka
  • ка́пля (káplja) (obsolescent), ка́пка (kápka, “droplet”)
  • капа́вица (kapávica, “heavy dripping”) (dialectal)

References
  • капчук in Rečnik na bǎlgarskija ezik (Institut za bǎlgarski ezik)
  • капчук in Rečnik na bǎlgarskija ezik (Čitanka.Info)
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