карфица

Bulgarian

Etymology

Borrowed from Greek καρφίτσα (karfítsa, “pin”), a diminutive of καρφί (karfí, “nail; rivet”). Compare Turkish karfiçe, Albanian karficë and Aromanian cãrfițã.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [kɐrˈfit͡sɐ]
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  • Rhymes: -it͡sɐ
  • Hyphenation(key): кар‧фи‧ца

Noun

карфи́ца • (karfíca) f (diminutive карфи́чка)

  1. pin (needle without an eye, used for fastening)
    Synonym: топли́йка (toplíjka)

Declension
Declension of карфи́ца
singular plural
indefinite карфи́ца
karfíca		 карфи́ци
karfíci
definite карфи́цата
karfícata		 карфи́ците
karfícite

Derived terms
verbs
  • закарфи́ча pf (zakarfíča), закарфи́чвам impf (zakarfíčvam)

References
  • “карфица”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • “карфица”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
  • Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1979), “карфица”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volumes 2 (и – крепя̀), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, page 257
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