прахосмукачка

Bulgarian

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Etymology

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From прах (prah, dust) +‎ -о- (-o-) +‎ смука́ч (smukáč, sucker) +‎ -ка (-ka, feminine suffix). Compare Macedonian правосмукалка (pravosmukalka) which uses a similar construction.

Probably a calque of German Staubsauger.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [prɐxosmoˈkat͡ʃkɐ]
  • Syllabification(key): пра‧хо‧сму‧кач‧ка
  • Hyphenation(key): пра‧хос‧му‧кач‧ка

Noun

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прахосмука́чка (prahosmukáčkaf

  1. vacuum cleaner

Declension

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References

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