болгарка

Russian

Etymology

Болга́рия (Bolgárija) +‎ -ка (-ka).

The “angle grinder” sense derives from the fact that the first such tools to become available in the Soviet Union (in the 1970s) were of Bulgarian manufacture.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [bɐɫˈɡarkə]
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

болга́рка • (bolgárkaf anim or f inan (genitive болга́рки, nominative plural болга́рки, genitive plural болга́рок, masculine болга́рин)

  1. female equivalent of болга́рин (bolgárin): Bulgarian woman or girl
  2. (colloquial) angle grinder, side grinder
    Synonym: углова́я шлифова́льная маши́на (uglovája šlifoválʹnaja mašína)

Declension

Ukrainian

Etymology

болга́рин m (bolháryn) +‎ -ка (-ka, feminine suffix)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [bɔɫˈɦarkɐ]
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

болга́рка • (bolhárkaf pers (genitive болга́рки, nominative plural болга́рки, genitive plural болга́рок, male equivalent болга́рин)

  1. female equivalent of болга́рин (bolháryn): Bulgarian (female person from Bulgaria)

Declension

Declension of болга́рка
(pers hard fem-form accent-a reduc)
singular plural
nominative болга́рка
bolhárka
болга́рки
bolhárky
genitive болга́рки
bolhárky
болга́рок
bolhárok
dative болга́рці
bolhárci
болга́ркам
bolhárkam
accusative болга́рку
bolhárku
болга́рок
bolhárok
instrumental болга́ркою
bolhárkoju
болга́рками
bolhárkamy
locative болга́рці
bolhárci
болга́рках
bolhárkax
vocative болга́рко
bolhárko
болга́рки
bolhárky

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