прашка

Bulgarian

Etymology

From an assimilation of пращка (praštka), with the simplification from щк to шк; in turn from праща (prašta, “slingshot”) +‎ -ка (-ka).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈpraʃkɐ]

Noun

пра́шка • (práška) f

  1. slingshot (weapon used to fire missiles at a target)
    Synonym: пра́шник (prášnik)

Declension

Declension of пра́шка
singular plural
indefinite пра́шка
práška 		пра́шки
práški
definite пра́шката
práškata 		пра́шките
práškite

References

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

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