стихоплетец

Bulgarian

Alternative forms

• стихопле́т (stihoplét)

Etymology

By surface analysis, стих (stih, “poem”) +‎ -о- (-o-, an excrescence for euphony) +‎ плетец (pletec, “tier”), literally “poem-tier”, i.e. someone who ties knots in his poems; this surface analysis is also likely the true derivation of the term. Compare Russian стихоплёт (stixopljót).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [stixoˈplɛtɛt͡s]

Noun

стихопле́тец • (stihoplétec) m

1. poetaster, rhymester (an author of inferior poetry; a bad poet)

   Synonym: стихопле́т (stihoplét)

   Hypernym: пое́т (poét)

Declension

Declension of стихопле́тец

	singular	plural
indefinite	стихопле́тец stihoplétec	стихопле́тци stihoplétci
definite (subject form)	стихопле́тецът stihoplétecǎt	стихопле́тците stihoplétcite
definite (object form)	стихопле́теца stihopléteca
count form	—	стихопле́теца stihopléteca

Derived terms

• стихопле́тски (stihoplétski)
• стихопле́тство (stihoplétstvo)

References

• Todorov, T. A., Racheva, M., editors (2010), “стих”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volumes 7 (слòво – теря̀свам), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 463
• “стихоплетец”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010