слънчак

Bulgarian

зарево слънчак (1)

растение слънчак (2)

Etymology

слъ́нце (slǎ́nce, “sun”) +‎ -ак (-ak)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [sɫɐnˈt͡ʃa̟k]

Noun

слънча́к • (slǎnčák) m

1. (literally) sunshine, sunniness
2. (colloquial) Augmentative of слънчогле́д (slǎnčogléd, “sunflower”)

Usage notes

Colloquially, the term could be applied as a nickname of resort Sunny Beach (on the Bulgarian Black Sea coast).

Declension

Declension of слънча́к

	singular	plural
indefinite	слънча́к slǎnčák	слънча́ци slǎnčáci
definite (subject form)	слънча́кът slǎnčákǎt	слънча́ците slǎnčácite
definite (object form)	слънча́ка slǎnčáka
count form	—	слънча́ка slǎnčáka

Related terms

• слъ́нчовка (slǎ́nčovka, “sunflower plant”) (dialectal)

References

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