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Bulgarian
Etymology
Either:
- From an earlier кле́пка (klépka), a diminutive of Proto-Slavic *klępa (“snare, noose”) + -ка (-ka);
- Formed on a native soil from кле́фам (kléfam, “to stroll”) or perhaps кле́пя (klépja, “to wear out”).
Noun
кле́фка • (kléfka) f (colloquial)
- (somewhat derogatory) simple footwear: sandal, slipper, house shoe
Usage notes
Usually used as a plurale tantum кле́фки (kléfki), referring to “a pair of simple shoes”.
Declension
References
Further reading
- Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1979), “клепка³, клепки”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 2 (и – крепя̀), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, page 435