каменарка

Bulgarian

Etymology 1

Feminine form of камена́р (kamenár, stonemason) +‎ -ка (-ka).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [kɐmɛˈnarkɐ]

Noun

камена́рка • (kamenárkaf (masculine камена́р)

  1. female equivalent of камена́р (kamenár): female stonemason
  2. (colloquial) wife of a stonemason
Declension
Declension of камена́рка
singular plural
indefinite камена́рка
kamenárka
камена́рки
kamenárki
definite камена́рката
kamenárkata
камена́рките
kamenárkite
vocative form камена́рке
kamenárke
камена́рки
kamenárki

References

  • каменарка”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • каменарка”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

Etymology 2

Substantivation of ка́мен (kámen, stone) (archaic) +‎ -арка (-arka).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [kɐmɛˈnarkɐ]
  • (dialectally) IPA(key): [kɐmɛˈnʲa̟rkɐ]

Noun

камена́рка • (kamenárkaf

  1. (literally) creature that occupies rocky spaces or hides under rocks, stones
  2. (colloquial) asp (Vipera aspis, venemous snake of genus Vipera)
    Synonym: аспи́да (aspída)
  3. (dialectal) alternative form of камену́шка (kamenúška, harlequin duck, rock duck)
Declension
Declension of камена́рка
singular plural
indefinite камена́рка
kamenárka
камена́рки
kamenárki
definite камена́рката
kamenárkata
камена́рките
kamenárkite
vocative form камена́рке
kamenárke
камена́рки
kamenárki
Alternative forms
  • каменя́рка (kamenjárka)

Etymology 3

A calque of Latin perla (pearl), called after the glimmering wings of common stoneflies (genus Perla).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [kɐmɛˈnarkɐ]

Noun

камена́рка • (kamenárkaf

  1. stonefly (exopterygotan insect of order Plecoptera)
    Synonym: пе́рла (pérla)
Declension
Declension of камена́рка
singular plural
indefinite камена́рка
kamenárka
камена́рки
kamenárki
definite камена́рката
kamenárkata
камена́рките
kamenárkite
vocative form камена́рке
kamenárke
камена́рки
kamenárki