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Bulgarian
Etymology
Derived from Ancient Greek στῡ́φω (stū́phō, “to be harsh, astringent”) + -ца (-ca). Compare the adjective Ancient Greek στυπτῐκός (stuptikós, “astringent”).
Pronunciation
Noun
сти́пца • (stípca) f (relational adjective сти́пчив or сти́пцов)
- (uncountable, chemistry) alum
- (countable) styptic, styptic pencil
- (countable, figuratively) miser, skinflint, niggard, penny-pincher, tightwad
- Synonyms: скъперник (skǎpernik), скръндза (skrǎndza)
Declension
References
- “стипца”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
- “стипца”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010