боц

Bulgarian

Etymology

Either:

  • Contracted from an earlier *bodьcь, a diminutive of Proto-Slavic *bodъ (“piercing”);
  • Deverbal from бо́цам (bócam, “to poke, to jolt”), factitive from Proto-Slavic *bokъ (“protrusion”) or *bosti (“to pierce”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [bɔt͡s]

Interjection

боц • (boc)

  1. told when poking or prodding

Noun

боц • (boc) m

  1. (object noun) protrusion, bulge
    → epithet for the biggest toe of the foot
  2. (action noun) jab, kick, shoot
    бия боц ― bija boc ― to strike a kick

Declension

Declension of боц
singular plural
indefinite боц
boc 		бо́цове
bócove
definite
(subject form) 		бо́цът
bócǎt 		бо́цовете
bócovete
definite
(object form) 		бо́ца
bóca
count form — бо́ца
bóca

Derived terms

  • бо́ча (bóča, “to kiss”) (causative-iterative, dialectal)
  • бо́цам (bócam, “to jolt”) (factative, colloquial)
  • бод (bod, “stitch”)
  • бок (bok, “flank”), бо́чница (bóčnica, “side of skirt”) (dated, dialectal)

References

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