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сокач

/[soˈkat͡ʃ]/
Bulgariannoun

Definitions

  1. 1.
    obsoletecook, butcher
  2. 2.
    dialectalperson in charge of catering during weddings or other ceremonies

Etymology

Cognate with Old Church Slavonic сокачьи (sokačĭi, “butcher”), Hungarian szakács (“cook”), of unclear origin: * Perhaps an Oghur borrowing, ultimately from Proto-Turkic *sok- (“to stuff, to penetrate”); * From unattested Proto-Slavic *sokati (“to cut”), akin to e-grade Bulgarian сека́ (seká, “to cut”).

Forms

  • сока́чcanonical • masculine
  • sokáčromanization
  • сока́чицаfeminine
  • сока́чindefinite • singular
  • сока́чиindefinite • plural
  • сока́чътdefinite • singular • subjective
  • сока́читеdefinite • plural • subjective
  • сока́чаdefinite • objective • singular
  • сока́читеdefinite • objective • plural
  • сокачи́яalternative • obsolete
Vocative
Singular
сока́чо
Plural
сока́чи

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