карфица

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Bulgarian

Etymology

Borrowed from Greek καρφίτσα (karfítsa, pin), a diminutive of καρφί (karfí, nail; rivet). Compare Turkish karfiçe, Albanian karficë and Aromanian cãrfițã.

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -it͡sɐ
  • Hyphenation(key): кар‧фи‧ца

Noun

карфи́ца (karfícaf (diminutive карфи́чка)

  1. pin (needle without an eye, used for fastening)
    Synonym: топли́йка (toplíjka)

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References

  • карфица”, in Речник на българския език (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • карфица”, in Речник на българския език (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
  • Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1979), “карфица”, in Български етимологичен речник (in Bulgarian), volume 2 (и – крепя̀), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, page 257