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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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