опека

Bulgarian

Etymology

о- (o-) +‎ пека́ (peká)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [opɛˈkɤ]

Verb

опека́ • (opeká) first-singular present indicativepf (imperfective опи́чам)

  1. to bake, to roast, to broil, to grill
  2. to master

Conjugation

Synonyms

Russian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *o(b)peka, a calque of Latin prōcūrātor. Compare Czech рéčе, Ukrainian опі́ка (opíka).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɐˈpʲekə]
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

опе́ка • (opékaf inan (genitive опе́ки, nominative plural опе́ки, genitive plural опе́к)

  1. guardianship, wardship, tutelage, custody
  2. trusteeship
  3. guardians, board of guardians
  4. care, surveillance

Declension

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Deverbal from о̀пећи.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ôpeka/
  • Hyphenation: о‧пе‧ка

Noun

о̏пека f (Latin spelling ȍpeka)

  1. brick (hardened block used for building)
    Synonym: ци́гла

Declension

Declension of опека
singular plural
nominative опека опеке
genitive опеке опека
dative опеци опекама
accusative опеку опеке
vocative опеко опеке
locative опеци опекама
instrumental опеком опекама

Further reading

  • опека”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025