зелка

Bulgarian

Etymology

By surface analysis, зе́ле (zéle, greenery) +‎ -ка (-ka)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈzɛɫkɐ]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation(key): зел‧ка

Noun

зе́лка • (zélkaf

  1. head of cabbage
    Synonym: кочан зеле (kočan zele)
    Купих две зелки.
    Kupih dve zelki.
    I bought two cabbages.

Declension

Declension of зе́лка
singular plural
indefinite зе́лка
zélka
зе́лки
zélki
definite зе́лката
zélkata
зе́лките
zélkite

References

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

Macedonian

Etymology

Cognate with Bulgarian зеле (zele), Serbo-Croatian zelje, Czech zelí.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈzɛɫka]

Noun

зелка • (zelkaf (diminutive зелче)

  1. cabbage

Declension

Declension of зелка
singular plural
indefinite зелка (zelka) зелки (zelki)
definite unspecified зелката (zelkata) зелките (zelkite)
definite proximal зелкава (zelkava) зелкиве (zelkive)
definite distal зелкана (zelkana) зелкине (zelkine)
vocative зелко (zelko) зелки (zelki)