каменарка
Bulgarian edit
Etymology 1 edit
Feminine form of камена́р (kamenár, “stonemason”) + -ка (-ka).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
камена́рка • (kamenárka) f (masculine камена́р)
- female equivalent of камена́р (kamenár): female stonemason
- (colloquial) wife of a stonemason
Declension edit
Declension of камена́рка
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | камена́рка kamenárka |
камена́рки kamenárki |
| definite | камена́рката kamenárkata |
камена́рките kamenárkite |
| vocative form | камена́рке kamenárke |
камена́рки kamenárki |
Related terms edit
- камена́рче (kamenárče, “wheatear”)
- ка́мени́ца (kámeníca, “rocky soil; stone pillar”)
- камъна́к (kamǎnák, “crag, rock”)
References edit
- “каменарка”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
- “каменарка”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
Etymology 2 edit
Substantivation of ка́мен (kámen, “stone”) (archaic) + -арка (-arka).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
камена́рка • (kamenárka) f
- (literally) creature that occupies rocky spaces or hides under rocks, stones
- (colloquial) asp (Vipera aspis, venemous snake of genus Vipera)
- Synonym: аспи́да (aspída)
- (dialectal) Alternative form of камену́шка (kamenúška, “harlequin duck, rock duck”)
Declension edit
Declension of камена́рка
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | камена́рка kamenárka |
камена́рки kamenárki |
| definite | камена́рката kamenárkata |
камена́рките kamenárkite |
| vocative form | камена́рке kamenárke |
камена́рки kamenárki |
Alternative forms edit
- каменя́рка (kamenjárka)
Etymology 3 edit
A calque of Latin perla (“pearl”), called after the glimmering wings of common stoneflies (genus Perla).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
камена́рка • (kamenárka) f
- stonefly (exopterygotan insect of order Plecoptera)
- Synonym: пе́рла (pérla)
Declension edit
Declension of камена́рка
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | камена́рка kamenárka |
камена́рки kamenárki |
| definite | камена́рката kamenárkata |
камена́рките kamenárkite |
| vocative form | камена́рке kamenárke |
камена́рки kamenárki |