кутел
Bulgarian
Etymology
Unclear. Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary lists as possible origins:
- Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kutьlъ, whence also dial. Serbo-Croatian ку̏тао (“spade”), from the root of Proto-Slavic *kuti (“to hew”);
- Possibly borrowed from a Vulgar Latin reflex of Latin cotyla (“beaker”) or Ancient Greek κοτῠ́λη (kotŭ́lē, “small vessel”), both viewed as phonetically unsatisfactory. True loanwords from this origin are Bulgarian чу́тура (čútura), чо́тра (čótra);
- Possibly borrowed from Greek κουτάλι (koutáli, “spoon”), viewed as semantically unsatisfactory.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈkutɛɫ]
Noun
ку́тел • (kútel) m (dialectal)
- mortar (wooden or stony receptacle in which ingredients are ground)
- small spade, scooper, ladle
- (historical) medium-size container used as a measure cup
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | ку́тел kútel |
ку́тли kútli |
| definite (subject form) |
ку́телят kúteljat |
ку́тлите kútlite |
| definite (object form) |
ку́теля kútelja | |
| count form | — | ку́теля kútelja |
Alternative forms
- ку́тъл (kútǎl)
- ку́тла f (kútla)
Derived terms
- куте́лка (kutélka), ку́тлик (kútlik), ку́телец (kútelec), ку́тлица (kútlica, “small container”) (diminutives)
References
- “кутел”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
- Nayden Gerov (1897) “ку́телъ -тли”, in Рѣчникъ на Блъгарскꙑй язꙑкъ. Съ тлъкувание рѣчи-тꙑ на Блъгарскꙑ и на Русскꙑ. [Dictionary of the Bulgarian language][1] (in Bulgarian), volume 2, Plovdiv: Дружествена печꙗтница "Съгласие.", page 435
- Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1986), “кутел”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 3 (крес¹ – мѝнго¹), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, page 155