просяк

Bulgarian

Etymology

про́ся (prósja, “to beg”) +‎ -як (-jak)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈprɔsʲək]

Noun

про́сяк • (prósjak) m (feminine просяки́ня)

  1. beggar (person who begs)
  2. (derogatory) poor, low-class person

Declension
Declension of про́сяк
singular plural
indefinite про́сяк
prósjak		 про́сяци
prósjaci
definite
(subject form)		 про́сякът
prósjakǎt		 про́сяците
prósjacite
definite
(object form)		 про́сяка
prósjaka
vocative form про́сяко
prósjako		 про́сяци
prósjaci

Alternative forms
  • про́сек (prósek) (dialectal)
  • про́сляк (prósljak), про́шляк (próšljak) (dialectal, with epenthetic -л-)

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