мачка
Bulgarian edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *mačьka, probably of onomatopoeic origin.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ма́чка • (máčka) f (masculine мачо́к or мачо́р) (colloquial)
- female cat, feline
- Synonym: (standard term) ко́тка (kótka)
- (regional) female cattle
- Synonym: (standard term) би́волица (bívolica)
- (figurative) chick, pussycat (young and attractive woman)
Declension edit
Declension of ма́чка
Alternative forms edit
- ма́цка (mácka)
Related terms edit
References edit
- “мачка”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
- Nayden Gerov (1899) “ма́чка”, in Рѣчникъ на Блъгарскꙑй язꙑкъ. Съ тлъкувание рѣчи-тꙑ на Блъгарскꙑ и на Русскꙑ. [Dictionary of the Bulgarian language][1] (in Bulgarian), volume 3, Plovdiv: Дружествена печꙗтница "Съгласие.", page 55
- Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1986), “мачка”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volumes 3 (крес¹ – мѝнго¹), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, page 696
Macedonian edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *mačьka, from *maca (“pussy, pussycat, female cat”) + *-ьka.
Noun edit
ма́чка • (máčka) f (plural ма́чки, masculine ма́чор, relational adjective ма́чји or ма́чешки, diminutive ма́че or ма́ца, augmentative ма́чкиште)
- cat (in general, but especially a female one)
- (in the plural) dust bunny
Declension edit
Declension of мачка
Derived terms edit
- ма́чкар m (máčkar), ма́чкарка f (máčkarka)
- ма́чкарник m (máčkarnik)
See also edit
- мац-мац (mac-mac)
Etymology 2 edit
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *mačьkati.
Verb edit
ма́чка • (máčka) third-singular present, impf (perfective и́змачка or на́мачка or пре́мачка)
- (transitive) to smear, spread, anoint
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of мачка (imperfective, present in -а)
| l-participles | imperfect | aorist | non-finite forms | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | мачкал | — | adjectival participle | мачкан | ||
| feminine | мачкала | — | adverbial participle | мачкајќи | ||
| neuter | мачкало | — | verbal noun | мачкање | ||
| plural | мачкале | — | perfect participle | мачкано | ||
| present | imperfect | aorist | imperative | |||
| 1st singular | мачкам | мачкав | — | — | ||
| 2nd singular | мачкаш | мачкаше | — | мачкај | ||
| 3rd singular | мачка | мачкаше | — | — | ||
| 1st plural | мачкаме | мачкавме | — | — | ||
| 2nd plural | мачкате | мачкавте | — | мачкајте | ||
| 3rd plural | мачкаат | мачкаа | — | — | ||
| Compound tenses | ||||||
| perfect | сум мачкал | present of сум (except in the 3rd person) + imperfect l-participle | ||||
| има-perfect | имам мачкано | present of има + perfect participle | ||||
| pluperfect | бев мачкал | imperfect of сум + imperfect l-participle | ||||
| има-pluperfect | имав мачкано | imperfect of има + perfect participle | ||||
| има-perfect reported | сум имал мачкано | perfect of има + perfect participle | ||||
| future | ќе мачкам | ќе + present | ||||
| има-future | ќе имам мачкано | future of има + perfect participle | ||||
| future in the past | ќе мачкав | ќе + imperfect | ||||
| има-future in the past | ќе имав мачкано | future in the past of има + perfect participle | ||||
| future reported | ќе сум мачкал | ќе + imperfect l-participle | ||||
| има-future reported | ќе сум имал мачкано | future reported of има + perfect participle | ||||
| conditional | би мачкал | би + imperfect l-participle | ||||
| има-conditional | би имал мачкано | conditional of има + perfect participle | ||||
References edit
- “мачка” in Дигитален речник на македонскиот јазик (Digitalen rečnik na makedonskiot jazik) [Digital dictionary of the Macedonian language] − drmj.eu
Serbo-Croatian edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *mačьka, from *maca (“pussy, pussycat, female cat”) + *-ьka.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ма̏чка f (Latin spelling mȁčka, diminutive ма̏чкица, relational adjective ма̏чјӣ)
Declension edit
Solombala English edit
Etymology edit
From English much + -ка (-ka), suffix of Russian origin.
Adverb edit
мачка (mačka)
References edit
- Broch, Ingvild (1996) “Solombala-English in Archangel”, in Jahr, Ernst Håkon, Broch, Ingvild, editors, Language Contact in the Arctic: Northern Pidgins and Contact Languages (Trends in Linguistics. Studies and Monographs (TiLSM); 88)[2], reprint edition, Berlin: De Gruyter Mouton, published 2011, , →ISBN, page 95 of 93–98