Bulgarian

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Proto-Slavic *sǫkъ.

Noun

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съ́к (sǎ́km (diminutive съ́чка or съ́чица) (dated)

  1. twig, bough (wooden part of a branch)
    Synonym: (obsolete) хуй (huj)
  2. (by extension) splinter, stick, wooden rod (when cut out)
  3. (dialectal) knot, snag, knob
    Synonyms: чеп (čep), чвор (čvor), (dialectal) глуж (gluž)
Usage notes
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The modern language more commonly use the diminutives съ́чка (sǎ́čka), съ́чица (sǎ́čica). Сък is typically formal, with slight nuance of augmentation.

Declension
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Alternative forms
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  • су́к (súk)Western Moesian dialects
  • сънк (sǎnk)Rupian dialects
Derived terms
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References

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  • сък”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • сък”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
  • Todorov, T. A., Racheva, M., editors (2010), “сък²”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 7 (слòво – теря̀свам), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 660

Etymology 2

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Onomatopoeic.

Noun

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съ́к (sǎ́km

  1. suss, hiss
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References

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  • Todorov, T. A., Racheva, M., editors (2010), “сък¹”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 7 (слòво – теря̀свам), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 660

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