чинка

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Bulgarian

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Обикновена чинка (сипка) (Fringilla coelebs)
Синя чинка (Fringilla teydea)

Etymology

Of onomatopoeic origin, from the call чи-чи (či-či, “chirp-chirp”) +‎ -нка (-nka).

Compare similar Slovene ščínkavec m (“chaffinch”).

Pronunciation

Noun

чи́нка • (čínka) f

  1. finch (songbird of family Fringillidae)

Declension

Declension of чи́нка
singular plural
indefinite чи́нка
čínka 		чи́нки
čínki
definite чи́нката
čínkata 		чи́нките
čínkite
vocative form чи́нко
čínko 		чи́нки
čínki

Alternative forms

Hyponyms

References

  • “чинка²”, in Речник на българския език (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • “чинка”, in Речник на българския език (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

Macedonian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key):
  • Hyphenation: чин‧ка

Noun

чинка • (činka) f (plural чинки)

  1. magic, witchcraft (magic; a ritual with a magical effect)

Declension

Declension of чинка
singular plural
indefinite чинка (činka) чинки (činki)
definite unspecified чинката (činkata) чинките (činkite)
definite proximal чинкава (činkava) чинкиве (činkive)
definite distal чинкана (činkana) чинкине (činkine)
vocative чинко (činko) чинки (činki)

References

  • “чинка” in Дигитален речник на македонскиот јазик (Digitalen rečnik na makedonskiot jazik) − drmj.eu
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