смукач

Bulgarian

Etymology

From сму́ча (smúča, “to suck, to sap”) +‎ -ач (-ač, agent suffix).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [smoˈkat͡ʃ]

Noun

смука́ч • (smukáč) m

1. choke (control on a carburetor)
2. sucker (part of a pump that takes in air or a liquid)
3. (figurative, colloquial, derogatory) boozer, drunkard

Declension

Declension of смука́ч

	singular	plural
indefinite	смука́ч smukáč	смука́чи smukáči
definite (subject form)	смука́чът smukáčǎt	смука́чите smukáčite
definite (object form)	смука́ча smukáča
vocative form	смука́чо smukáčo	смука́чи smukáči

Derived terms

• прахосмука́чка f (prahosmukáčka, “vacuum machine, dust cleaner”)

Related terms

• смука́тел (smukátel, “sucker”), всмука́тел (vsmukátel, “suction device”)

References

• “смукач”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010