гъдулка
Bulgarian edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Slavic *gǫsti, *gǫdǫ (“make a sound, play an instrument”) + -улка (-ulka).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
гъду́лка • (gǎdúlka) f (diminutive гъду́лчица)
- gadulka, a traditional Bulgarian wooden string instrument, widely used in Bulgarian folk music. It typically has 3-4 main strings and is played with a bow.
- 1931, Angel Karaliychev, Мравешка история [A Tale of Ants], Sofia: Ministry of Education Publishing, page 28:
- Имах една орехова гъдулка. Свирех с нея на хората, веселях им сърцата.
- Imah edna orehova gǎdulka. Svireh s neja na horata, veseljah im sǎrcata.
- I used to have a walnut gadulka. I would play it for people and bring joy to their hearts.
Declension edit
Declension of гъду́лка
singular | plural | |
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indefinite | гъду́лка gǎdúlka |
гъду́лки gǎdúlki |
definite | гъду́лката gǎdúlkata |
гъду́лките gǎdúlkite |
Derived terms edit
Related terms edit
Descendants edit
- → English: gadulka
- → Polish: gydułka, gadułka
- → Czech: gadulka
- → Belarusian: гаду́лка (hadúlka), гуду́лка (hudúlka)
- → Russian: гаду́лка (gadúlka), гуду́лка (gudúlka)
- → Ukrainian: гаду́лка (hadúlka), гуду́лка (hudúlka)
References edit
- “гъдулка”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
- “гъдулка”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
- Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “гъдулка”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volumes 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 299