ментовка

Bulgarian

Etymology

ме́нта (ménta, mint) +‎ -овка (-ovka)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [mɛnˈtɔfkɐ]

Noun

менто́вка • (mentóvkaf

  1. mint liquor, schnapps concocted with Mentha

Declension

Declension of менто́вка
singular plural
indefinite менто́вка
mentóvka
менто́вки1
mentóvki1
definite менто́вката
mentóvkata
менто́вките1
mentóvkite1

1Rare.

References

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

Russian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [mʲɪnˈtofkə]

Etymology 1

мент (ment) +‎ -о́вка (-óvka)

Noun

менто́вка • (mentóvkaf inan (genitive менто́вки, nominative plural менто́вки, genitive plural менто́вок)

  1. (colloquial, slang) place where police resides, police station, cophouse
Declension

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Bulgarian менто́вка (mentóvka).

Noun

менто́вка • (mentóvkaf inan (genitive менто́вки, nominative plural менто́вки, genitive plural менто́вок)

  1. mint liquor, schnapps concocted with Mentha
Declension

Ukrainian

Alternative forms

  • менті́вка (mentívka)Ukrainized or native form

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian менто́вка (mentóvka).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [menˈtɔu̯kɐ]

Noun

менто́вка • (mentóvkaf inan (genitive менто́вки, nominative plural менто́вки, genitive plural менто́вок)

  1. (slang) place where police resides

Declension

Declension of менто́вка
(inan hard fem-form accent-a reduc)
singular plural
nominative менто́вка
mentóvka
менто́вки
mentóvky
genitive менто́вки
mentóvky
менто́вок
mentóvok
dative менто́вці
mentóvci
менто́вкам
mentóvkam
accusative менто́вку
mentóvku
менто́вки
mentóvky
instrumental менто́вкою
mentóvkoju
менто́вками
mentóvkamy
locative менто́вці
mentóvci
менто́вках
mentóvkax
vocative менто́вко
mentóvko
менто́вки
mentóvky