полита

Bulgarian

Etymology

  • According to BER: substantivized from the participle по́лит (pólit) of dial. поли́я (políja, “to pour upon”).
  • At a surface level, also fits пола́ (polá, “skirt”) +‎ -ита (-ita).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈpɔlitɐ]

Noun

по́лита • (pólita) f (relational adjective по́литен) (dialectal)

  1. fine fabric, gauze (used for handkerchiefs, nose-wipers, and other delicate pieces of textile)

Declension

Declension of по́лита
singular plural
indefinite по́лита
pólita 		по́лити
póliti
definite по́литата
pólitata 		по́литите
pólitite

References

  • Тодор Стойчев (1965): “по́лита” in Родопски речник (in Bulgarian), page 241
  • Duridanov, I. V., Racheva, M., Todorov, T. A., editors (1996), “полита”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 5 (падѐж – пỳска), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 499
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