читалище
Bulgarian edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Slavic *čitаlišče. By surface analysis, чи́там (čítam, “to read, to account”) (dialectal, colloquial) + -алище (-alište).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
чита́лище • (čitálište) n (relational adjective чита́лищен)
- cultural club, lyceum
- наро́дно чита́лище ― naródno čitálište ― community center
Declension edit
Declension of чита́лище
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | чита́лище čitálište |
чита́лища čitálišta |
| definite | чита́лището čitálišteto |
чита́лищата čitálištata |
Related terms edit
- читалня́ (čitalnjá, “reading room”)