стихоплетец
Bulgarian
Alternative forms
- стихопле́т (stihoplét)
Etymology
By surface analysis, стих (stih, “poem”) + -о- (-o-, an excrescence for euphony) + плетец (pletec, “tier”), literally “poem-tier”, i.e. someone who ties knots in his poems; this surface analysis is also likely the true derivation of the term. Compare Russian стихоплёт (stixopljót).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [stixoˈplɛtɛt͡s]
Noun
стихопле́тец • (stihoplétec) m
- poetaster, rhymester (an author of inferior poetry; a bad poet)
- Synonym: стихопле́т (stihoplét)
- Hypernym: пое́т (poét)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | стихопле́тец stihoplétec |
стихопле́тци stihoplétci |
| definite (subject form) |
стихопле́тецът stihoplétecǎt |
стихопле́тците stihoplétcite |
| definite (object form) |
стихопле́теца stihopléteca | |
| count form | — | стихопле́теца stihopléteca |
Derived terms
- стихопле́тски (stihoplétski)
- стихопле́тство (stihoplétstvo)
References
- Todorov, T. A., Racheva, M., editors (2010), “стих”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 7 (слòво – теря̀свам), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 463
- “стихоплетец”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010