пестник

Bulgarian

Alternative forms

• песни́к (pesník) — colloquial

Etymology

From Old Church Slavonic пѧсть (pęstĭ) +‎ -ник (-nik), in turn from Proto-Slavic *pęstь. Distantly related to English fist.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [pɛˈsnik]
• Rhymes: -ik

Noun

пестни́к • (pestník) m (feminine пестни́ца)

1. fist
2. punch

Declension

Declension of пестни́к

	singular	plural
indefinite	пестни́к pestník	пестни́ци pestníci
definite (subject form)	пестни́кът pestníkǎt	пестни́ците pestnícite
definite (object form)	пестни́ка pestníka
count form	—	пестни́ка pestníka

Synonyms

• юмру́к (jumrúk)

References

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