хлапак

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Bulgarian

Etymology

хлап (hlap, “lad”) (obsolete) +‎ -ак (-ak). Cognate with Polish chłopak (“boy, boyfriend”).

Pronunciation

Noun

хлапа́к • (hlapák) m (feminine хлапа́чка)

  1. brat, stripling (young kid)
  2. (figurative) novice, rookie (inexperienced member of a team)

Declension

Declension of хлапа́к
singular plural
indefinite хлапа́к
hlapák 		хлапа́ци
hlapáci
definite
(subject form) 		хлапа́кът
hlapákǎt 		хлапа́ците
hlapácite
definite
(object form) 		хлапа́ка
hlapáka
vocative form хлапа́ко
hlapáko 		хлапа́ци
hlapáci

References

  • “хлапак”, in Речник на българския език (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • “хлапак”, in Речник на българския език (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
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