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Bulgarian
Etymology
кло́пам (klópam, “to clap, to chime, to bang”) + -ат (-at)
Pronunciation
Noun
клoпа́т • (klopát) m
- (dialectal) bell, gong (object that makes chiming noise)
Usage notes
In most dialects, used primally as plurale tantum.
Declension
Derived terms
- клопата́р (klopatár, “animal's bell”) (dialectal)
- кло́пот (klópot, “knell, chime, clap”)
- клопа́вец (klopávec, “bell”) (dialectal)
- клопа́ч (klopáč, “ringer, clapper”) (agent noun)
References
- Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1979), “клопате (мн.)”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 2 (и – крепя̀), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, page 467
- Nayden Gerov (1897) “клопа́тѧ (мн.)”, in Рѣчникъ на Блъгарскꙑй язꙑкъ. Съ тлъкувание рѣчи-тꙑ на Блъгарскꙑ и на Русскꙑ. [Dictionary of the Bulgarian language] (in Bulgarian), volume 2, Plovdiv: Дружествена печꙗтница "Съгласие.", page 372