силовак

Bulgarian

Etymology

си́ла (síla, “strength”) +‎ -овак (-ovak)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [siɫoˈvak]

Noun

силова́к • (silovák) m (feminine силова́чка)

1. (literal) powermonger
2. epithet for members of the Security or Military services

Declension

Declension of силова́к

	singular	plural
indefinite	силова́к silovák	силова́ци silováci
definite (subject form)	силова́кът silovákǎt	силова́ците silovácite
definite (object form)	силова́ка silováka
vocative form	силова́ко silováko	силова́ци silováci

Related terms

• наси́лник (nasílnik, “oppressor”)

References

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