лайка
Bulgarian edit
Etymology edit
Uncertain:
- Mladenov: Modified deverbal of ле́я (léja, “to pour”) + -ка (-ka), presumably from an earlier *ляйка.
- Lj. Kurkina: Deverbal of Proto-Slavic *lajati (“to lie in ambush”) + -ка (-ka).
Doublets have been confused (by folk etymology) for a compound of лай (laj, “barking”) + куче (kuče, “dog”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ла́йка • (lájka) f (diminutive ла́йчица)
- camomile (flower of genus Matricaria)
- медици́нска ла́йка ― medicínska lájka ― medicinal camomile
- чай от ла́йка ― čaj ot lájka ― camomile tea
Declension edit
Declension of ла́йка
singular | plural | |
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indefinite | ла́йка lájka |
ла́йка lájka |
definite | ла́йка lájka |
ла́йка lájka |
Alternative forms edit
References edit
- “лайка”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
- “лайка”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
- Nayden Gerov (1899) “лай-ку́чка, лай-лай-ку́чка”, in Рѣчникъ на Блъгарскꙑй язꙑкъ. Съ тлъкувание рѣчи-тꙑ на Блъгарскꙑ и на Русскꙑ. [Dictionary of the Bulgarian language][1] (in Bulgarian), volume 3, Plovdiv: Дружествена печꙗтница "Съгласие.", page 2
- Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1986), “лайка¹”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volumes 3 (крес¹ – мѝнго¹), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, page 285
Russian edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
Noun edit
ла́йка • (lájka) f anim or f inan (genitive ла́йки, nominative plural ла́йки, genitive plural ла́ек)
- Laika (lit., barker), a native Russian breed of dog, a rather small hunting dog of Russia’s northern forests, similar to a husky
- kidskin, kid leather
Declension edit
Declension of ла́йка (bian fem-form velar-stem accent-a reduc)
Etymology 2 edit
Noun edit
ла́йка • (lájka) m inan
Ukrainian edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ла́йка • (lájka) f inan (genitive ла́йки, nominative plural ла́йки, genitive plural лайк)
- invective, swearing
- Laika (lit., barker), a native Russian breed of dog, a rather small hunting dog of Russia’s northern forests, similar to a husky
- kidskin, kid leather
Declension edit
Declension of ла́йка (inan hard fem-form accent-a reduc)
Synonyms edit
- матю́к (matjúk)
Related terms edit
References edit
- Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “лайка”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
- “лайка”, in Горох – Словозміна [Horokh – Inflection] (in Ukrainian)