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Bulgarian
Etymology 1
From си́пя (sípja, “to pour”) + -ка (-ka) (Proto-Slavic *sypъka).
Pronunciation
Noun
си́пка • (sípka) f
- (dialectal) big rash
- (by extension) variola
- Synonyms: си́паница (sípanica), е́дра ша́рка (édra šárka), варио́ла (varióla)
Declension
References
- Racheva, M., Todorov, T. A., editors (2002), “сипка¹”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 6 (пỳскам – словàр²), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 681
- Nayden Gerov, Тодор Панчев (1904) “сы́пка”, in Рѣчникъ на Блъгарскꙑй язꙑкъ. Съ тлъкувание рѣчи-тꙑ на Блъгарскꙑ и на Русскꙑ. [Dictionary of the Bulgarian language] (in Bulgarian), volume 5, Plovdiv: Дружествена печꙗтница "Съгласие.", page 304
Etymology 2
From си́пам (sípam, “to hiss”) + -ка (-ka) (Proto-Slavic *sipъka).
Pronunciation
Noun
си́пка • (sípka) f
- (dialectal) inflammation of the throat that affects the voice
- Synonyms: приси́пване (prisípvane), прегра́хване (pregráhvane)
Declension
References
- “сипка²”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
- Racheva, M., Todorov, T. A., editors (2002), “сипка²”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 6 (пỳскам – словàр²), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 681
Etymology 3
Onomatopoeic from the call сип-сип (sip-sip, “hiss-hiss”) + -ка (-ka) (Proto-Slavic *sipъka).
Pronunciation
Noun
си́пка • (sípka) f (masculine си́пак)
- (dialectal) female equivalent of си́пак (sípak): type of (small) bird with hissing cry
- → chaffinch (Fringilla)
- → great tit (Parus major)
- → wagtail (Motacilla)
- → spotted woodpecker (Dendrocopos)
Declension
References
- “сипка¹”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
- Racheva, M., Todorov, T. A., editors (2002), “сипка³”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 6 (пỳскам – словàр²), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 681
- Nayden Gerov, Тодор Панчев (1904) “си́пакъ, си́пка”, in Рѣчникъ на Блъгарскꙑй язꙑкъ. Съ тлъкувание рѣчи-тꙑ на Блъгарскꙑ и на Русскꙑ. [Dictionary of the Bulgarian language] (in Bulgarian), volume 5, Plovdiv: Дружествена печꙗтница "Съгласие.", page 166