каменица

Bulgarian

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kamenica, morphologically equivalent to камен (kamen, “stone”) (poetic, dated) +‎ -ица (-ica), with unclear stress shift.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [kɐˈmɛnit͡sɐ]

Noun

каме́ница • (kaménica) f

  1. (dialectal) bedrock
  2. (figurative) stone used as a pillow
Declension
Declension of каме́ница
singular plural
indefinite каме́ница
kaménica 		каме́ници
kaménici
definite каме́ницата
kaménicata 		каме́ниците
kaménicite

Etymology 2

Same as above, but without the stress shift.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈkamɛnit͡sɐ]

Noun

ка́меница • (kámenica) f

  1. (dialectal) stony soil
  2. Kamenitza (brand of Bulgarian beer)
Declension
Declension of ка́меница
singular plural
indefinite ка́меница
kámenica 		ка́меници
kámenici
definite ка́меницата
kámenicata 		ка́мениците
kámenicite

References

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