ровък
Bulgarian
Etymology
Disputed:
- According to St. Mladenov: From ров (rov, “ditch”) + -ък (-ǎk), originally meaning digable, delvable.
- According to Skok: Reanalyzed from Ancient Greek ῥοφτός (rhophtós), ῥοπτός (rhoptós). Compare Bulgarian ро́фет (rófet), ро́вит (róvit, “unboiled egg”) (dialectal).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈrɔvɐk]
Adjective
ро́вък • (róvǎk) (abstract noun ро́вкост)
- (dialectal) friable, crumbly (for soil)
- (figurative) softly boiled (for egg)
- Synonym: ро́хък (róhǎk)
Declension
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | ||
| indefinite | ро́вък róvǎk |
ро́вка róvka |
ро́вко róvko |
ро́вки róvki |
| definite (subject form) |
ро́вкият róvkijat |
ро́вката róvkata |
ро́вкото róvkoto |
ро́вките róvkite |
| definite (object form) |
ро́вкия róvkija | |||
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | ||
| indefinite | по́-ро́вък pó-róvǎk |
по́-ро́вка pó-róvka |
по́-ро́вко pó-róvko |
по́-ро́вки pó-róvki |
| definite (subject form) |
по́-ро́вкият pó-róvkijat |
по́-ро́вката pó-róvkata |
по́-ро́вкото pó-róvkoto |
по́-ро́вките pó-róvkite |
| definite (object form) |
по́-ро́вкия pó-róvkija | |||
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | ||
| indefinite | на́й-ро́вък náj-róvǎk |
на́й-ро́вка náj-róvka |
на́й-ро́вко náj-róvko |
на́й-ро́вки náj-róvki |
| definite (subject form) |
на́й-ро́вкият náj-róvkijat |
на́й-ро́вката náj-róvkata |
на́й-ро́вкото náj-róvkoto |
на́й-ро́вките náj-róvkite |
| definite (object form) |
на́й-ро́вкия náj-róvkija | |||
References
- “ровък”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
- “ровък”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
- Racheva, M., Todorov, T. A., editors (2002), “ровък, ровка, ровко”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 6 (пỳскам – словàр²), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 279