-алка
Bulgarian
editAlternative forms
edit- -ялка (-jalka) — when appended to roots ending in a vowel
Etymology 1
editDiminutive form of Bulgarian -ало (-alo) + -ка (-ka), built upon the instrumental suffix Proto-Slavic *-dlo. In some cases, both the base form in -ало (-alo) and the diminutive form in -алка (-alka) are attested, e.g.:
Suffix
edit-алка • (-alka) f
- Deverbal, forming feminine instrumental or effect nouns.
- бухам (buham, “to bat, to swat”) → бухалка (buhalka, “bat, paddle”)
- закачам (zakačam, “to hang over, to hook”) → закачалка (zakačalka, “hanger, peg”)
- пръскам (prǎskam, “to sparkle, to spray”) → пръскалка (prǎskalka, “sprayer”)
- тупам (tupam, “to beat, to stomp”) → тупалка (tupalka, “beater”)
- гриза (griza, “to bite, to fret”) (a/V-conj.) → гризалка (grizalka, “pacifier; small snack”)
- снова (snova, “to shunt”) (a/V-conj.) → сновалка (snovalka, “shuttle”)
- ближа (bliža, “to lick”) (a/j-conj.) → близалка (blizalka, “lollipop”)
- пиша (piša, “to write”) (a/j-conj.) → писалка (pisalka, “pen”)
- Denominal, forming feminine instrumental or effect nouns, probably via an intermediate (often obsolete) factitive verb.
Related terms
editEtymology 2
editDoublet of -елка (-elka) in palatal environments (where earlier -ѣ- /æ/ becomes -я- /ja/ in Eastern dialects).
Suffix
edit-алка • (-alka) f
- Alternative form of -елка (-elka)
Etymology 3
editDiminutive form of Bulgarian -ал (-al) + -ка (-ka).
Suffix
edit-алка • (-alka) f
Macedonian
editPronunciation
editSuffix
edit-алка • (-alka) f
- Suffix appended to verbs, forms feminine nouns, most often tools related to an action.
- вее (vee) + -алка (-alka) → веалка f (vealka)
- грее (gree) + -алка (-alka) → греалка f (grealka)
- дига (diga) + -алка (-alka) → дигалка f (digalka)
- меша (meša) + -алка (-alka) → мешалка f (mešalka)
- сука (suka) + -алка (-alka) → сукалка f (sukalka)
- цеди (cedi) + -алка (-alka) → цедалка f (cedalka)
Derived terms
editCategories:
- Bulgarian terms suffixed with -ка
- Bulgarian terms derived from Proto-Slavic
- Bulgarian lemmas
- Bulgarian suffixes
- Bulgarian feminine suffixes
- Bulgarian doublets
- Macedonian 2-syllable words
- Macedonian terms with IPA pronunciation
- Macedonian paroxytone terms
- Macedonian lemmas
- Macedonian suffixes
- Macedonian noun-forming suffixes
- Macedonian feminine suffixes