ловък

Bulgarian

Etymology

From лов (lov, “hunt”) +‎ -ък (-ǎk), from Proto-Slavic *lovъkъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɫɔvɐk]

Adjective

ло́вък • (lóvǎk) (adverb ло́вко, abstract noun ло́вкост)

1. agile, brisky

   Synonym: пъргав (pǎrgav)

2. adroit, neat-handed, dexterous, light-fingered

   Synonyms: сръчен (srǎčen), изкусен (izkusen), вещ (vešt)

3. skillful, capable, deft

   Synonyms: умел (umel), кадърен (kadǎren), способен (sposoben), вреден (vreden)

Declension

Positive forms of ло́вък

	masculine	feminine	neuter	plural
indefinite	ло́вък lóvǎk	ло́вка lóvka	ло́вко lóvko	ло́вки lóvki
definite (subject form)	ло́вкият lóvkijat	ло́вката lóvkata	ло́вкото lóvkoto	ло́вките lóvkite
definite (object form)	ло́вкия lóvkija

Comparative forms of ло́вък

	masculine	feminine	neuter	plural
indefinite	по́-ло́вък pó-lóvǎk	по́-ло́вка pó-lóvka	по́-ло́вко pó-lóvko	по́-ло́вки pó-lóvki
definite (subject form)	по́-ло́вкият pó-lóvkijat	по́-ло́вката pó-lóvkata	по́-ло́вкото pó-lóvkoto	по́-ло́вките pó-lóvkite
definite (object form)	по́-ло́вкия pó-lóvkija

Superlative forms of ло́вък

	masculine	feminine	neuter	plural
indefinite	на́й-ло́вък náj-lóvǎk	на́й-ло́вка náj-lóvka	на́й-ло́вко náj-lóvko	на́й-ло́вки náj-lóvki
definite (subject form)	на́й-ло́вкият náj-lóvkijat	на́й-ло́вката náj-lóvkata	на́й-ло́вкото náj-lóvkoto	на́й-ло́вките náj-lóvkite
definite (object form)	на́й-ло́вкия náj-lóvkija

Related terms

• лове́ц (lovéc, “hunter”)

References

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