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Bulgarian
Etymology
Borrowed from Russian за́мок (zámok, “castle”), itself from Czech zamek (“lock, castle”), which is a calque of German Schloss, from Proto-Slavic *zamъkъ.
Doublet of the native замка (zamka) (snare, knot (that locks)), from Proto-Slavic *zamъka.
Pronunciation
Noun
за́мък • (zámǎk) m
- castle (fortified building)
Declension
Declension of за́мък
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singular
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plural
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| indefinite
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за́мък
zámǎk
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за́мъци
zámǎci
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definite
(subject form)
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за́мъкът
zámǎkǎt
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за́мъците
zámǎcite
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definite
(object form)
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за́мъка
zámǎka
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| count form
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за́мъка
zámǎka
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- примка (primka, “knot, snare”)
- промка (promka, “noose, snare”)
References
- “замък”, in Речник на българския език (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
- Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “за̀мък”, in Български етимологичен речник (in Bulgarian), volume 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 599