капчук

Bulgarian

Etymology

кап (kap, “sound of dripping”) +‎ -чук (-čuk)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kɐpˈt͡ʃu̟k]

• Audio:

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Noun

капчу́к • (kapčúk) m

1. eavesdrip (dripping of rainy or snowy water from the eaves of buildings)
2. (by extension) end of a gutter (whence water falls)

   Synonym: улук (uluk)

Declension

Declension of капчу́к

	singular	plural
indefinite	капчу́к kapčúk	капчу́ци kapčúci
definite (subject form)	капчу́кът kapčúkǎt	капчу́ците kapčúcite
definite (object form)	капчу́ка kapčúka
count form	—	капчу́ка kapčúka

Alternative forms

• капо́ш (kapóš) — dialectal

Related terms

• ка́пля (káplja) (obsolescent), ка́пка (kápka, “droplet”)
• капа́вица (kapávica, “heavy dripping”) (dialectal)

References

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