ракија

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See also: раќија

Macedonian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish راقی (rakı), from Arabic عَرَقِيّ (ʕaraqiyy, of liquor), from عَرَق (ʕaraq, perspiration) which metaphorically refers to condensation.

Pronunciation

Noun

ракија (rakijaf (relational adjective ракиен, diminutive ракиичка or ракииче or ракивче or ракиица or ракијка, augmentative ракииште)

  1. rakija

Declension

Declension of ракија
singular plural
indefinite ракија (rakija) ракии (rakii)
definite unspecified ракијата (rakijata) ракиите (rakiite)
definite proximal ракијава (rakijava) ракииве (rakiive)
definite distal ракијана (rakijana) ракиине (rakiine)
vocative ракијо (rakijo) ракии (rakii)

Derived terms

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish راقی (rakı), from Arabic عَرَق (ʕaraq, sweat; wine).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /rǎkija/
  • Hyphenation: ра‧ки‧ја
  • Rhymes: -ija

Noun

ра̀кија f (Latin spelling ràkija)

  1. (uncountable) rakija

Declension