хлапе

Bulgarian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *xolpę.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [xɫɐˈpɛ]

Noun

хлапе́ • (hlapé) n

1. boy, lad

   Synonym: момче́ (momčé)

2. (figurative) inexperienced youth

   Synonym: нова́к (novák)

Declension

Declension of хлапе́

	singular	plural
indefinite	хлапе́ hlapé	хлапе́та hlapéta
definite	хлапе́то hlapéto	хлапе́тата hlapétata

Alternative forms

• ла́пе (lápe) — with colloquial elision of initial x-

Derived terms

• хлапа́к (hlapák, “brat”)

References

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