Bulgarian

edit

Etymology

edit

By surface analysis, дърт (dǎrt, worn-out, old) +‎ -ак (-ak), ultimately from дера́ (derá, to tear apart).

Pronunciation

edit
  • IPA(key): [dɐrˈtak]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ak

Noun

edit

дърта́к (dǎrtákm (feminine дърта́чка)

  1. (derogatory) geezer, codger (grumpy old person)

Declension

edit

References

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