капка
Definitions
- 1.a drop of liquid
Дъждовните ка́пки барабаняха по прозореца.
Dǎždovnite kápki barabanjaha po prozoreca. — Raindrops were drumming against the window.
- 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.(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.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.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