Bulgarian
Etymology
Onomatopoeic from the call пи-пи (pi-pi) + -е (-e).
Pronunciation
Noun
пи́пе • (pípe) n (relational adjective пи́пешки, diminutive пи́пенце)
- (dialectal) chick, young of birds
- Synonym: пи́ле (píle)
- (figurative) mind, nous
- Synonyms: ум (um), разсъ́дък (razsǎ́dǎk), акъ́л (akǎ́l)
Declension
Declension of пи́пе
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singular
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plural
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| indefinite
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пи́пе pípe
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пи́пета pípeta
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| definite
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пи́пето pípeto
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пи́петата pípetata
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Derived terms
- пи́пка (pípka, “anthrax”) (dialectal)
References
- “пипе”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
- “пипе”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010