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качка

/[ˈkat͡ʃkɐ]/
Bulgariannoun

Grammatical form

качка is the diminutive form of ка́ца — “cask, (wooden) barrel, vat, tun.

See the full entry for ка́ца

Definitions

  1. 1.
    dialectalsnowdrop (flower of genus Galanthus)
  2. 2.
    dialectalpoet's daffodil (flower of genus Narcissus)
  3. 3.
    rolling, pitching (of nautical vessel)

Synonyms & related words

Synonyms
  • коки́че
  • белу́чка
  • бя́ло лале́
  • качу́нка
Related words (4)
  • кача́лка
  • качу́н
  • качу́нка
  • ката́я

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *kačьka, either onomatopoeic or expressive. Equivalent to ка́чам (káčam, “to swindle”) (colloquial) + -ка (-ka). In other Slavic languages means duck, e.g. Polish kaczka, Czech kačka, Russian ка́чка (káčka), Ukrainian ка́чка (káčka).

Forms

  • ка́чкаcanonical • feminine
  • káčkaromanization
  • ка́чкаindefinite • singular
  • ка́чкиindefinite • plural
  • ка́чкатаdefinite • singular
  • ка́чкитеdefinite • plural
Vocative
Singular
ка́чке
Plural
ка́чки

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