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Bulgarian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kǫtъ. Further origin is either from the root of Proto-Slavic *kǫpъ (“thicket, bush; kink”) or less likely related to къ́там (kǎ́tam, “to conceal”), къ́тна (kǎ́tna, “to nudge”) (both of unclear origin).
Pronunciation
Noun
кът • (kǎt) m (relational adjective къ́тен, diminutive къ́тче)
- corner, nook
- (figurative) particular place, spot
- роден кът ― roden kǎt ― home place
Declension
- кут (kut), кат (kat) — with dialectal realization of proto-Slavic *-ǫ-
Derived terms
References
- “кът”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
- “кът”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
- Nayden Gerov (1897) “кѫтъ”, 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 447
- Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1986), “кът¹”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 3 (крес¹ – мѝнго¹), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, page 233