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капка

/[ˈkapkɐ]/
Bulgariannoun

Definitions

  1. 1.
    a drop of liquid
    • Дъждовните ка́пки барабаняха по прозореца.

      Dǎždovnite kápki barabanjaha po prozoreca.Raindrops were drumming against the window.

  2. 2.
    a small amount of liquid
    • Налей ми и на мене две ка́пки вино.

      Nalej mi i na mene dve kápki vino.Pour me a little bit of (lit. two drops of) wine as well.

  3. 3.
    (with abstract nouns) a minimal amount of something, e.g. pity, mercy, shame
    • Тези деца не проявяват и ка́пка уважение към възрастните.

      Tezi deca ne projavjavat i kápka uvaženie kǎm vǎzrastnite.These kids don't show their elders an ounce of respect.

  4. 4.
    medicine administered as drops
    • За инфекцията ще ви предпиша ка́пки за уши.

      Za infekcijata šte vi predpiša kápki za uši.I'm going to prescribe ear drops for your infection.

  5. 5.
    colloquiala mark or stain left by such a drop on some surface
    • По покривката има мазни ка́пки.

      Po pokrivkata ima mazni kápki.There are oil spots on the tablecloth.

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kapъka. By surface analysis, ка́пя (kápja, “to drip”) + -ка (-ka).

Forms

  • ка́пкаcanonical • feminine
  • kápkaromanization
  • ка́пчицаdiminutive
  • ка́пкаindefinite • singular
  • ка́пкиindefinite • plural
  • ка́пкатаdefinite • singular
  • ка́пкитеdefinite • plural

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