домакиня

Bulgarian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *domakyni; equivalent to домак (domak) (obsolete) +‎ -иня (-inja).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [domɐˈkinʲɐ]

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Noun

домаки́ня • (domakínja) f (masculine домаки́н)

1. female equivalent of домаки́н (domakín): housewife

   Synonym: къ́щница (kǎ́štnica)

2. (historical) female equivalent of домаки́н (domakín): mistress, female homeowner

   Synonyms: стопа́нка (stopánka), господа́рка (gospodárka)

Declension

Declension of домаки́ня

	singular	plural
indefinite	домаки́ня domakínja	домаки́ни domakíni
definite	домаки́нята domakínjata	домаки́ните domakínite
vocative form	домаки́ньо domakínjo	домаки́ни domakíni

Related terms

• дом (dom, “home”)

References

• “домакиня”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• “домакиня”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010