тиква

Bulgarian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *tyky (v-stem).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈtikvɐ]

Noun

ти́ква • (tíkvaf (relational adjective ти́квен, diminutive ти́квичка)

  1. pumpkin
  2. (derogatory) head
  3. (derogatory) idiot, simpleton; stupid person

Declension

Declension of ти́ква
singular plural
indefinite ти́ква
tíkva
ти́кви
tíkvi
definite ти́квата
tíkvata
ти́квите
tíkvite

References

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

Anagrams

Macedonian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *tyky.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈtikva]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: тик‧ва

Noun

тиква • (tikvaf (relational adjective тиквен, diminutive тикве or тиквиче or тиквичка, augmentative тиквиште)

  1. pumpkin
  2. (figurative) head
    Synonyms: глава (glava), (figuratively) црпка (crpka), (figuratively) лејка (lejka)
  3. (figurative, derogatory) simpleton, stupid person
    Synonyms: глупак (glupak), простак (prostak), (figuratively) шутрак (šutrak), (figuratively) шупелка (šupelka)

Declension

Declension of тиква
singular plural
indefinite тиква (tikva) тикви (tikvi)
definite unspecified тиквата (tikvata) тиквите (tikvite)
definite proximal тиквава (tikvava) тиквиве (tikvive)
definite distal тиквана (tikvana) тиквине (tikvine)
vocative тикво (tikvo) тикви (tikvi)

Derived terms

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *tyky.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tîkʋa/
  • Hyphenation: тик‧ва

Noun

ти̏ква f (Latin spelling tȉkva)

  1. pumpkin
  2. (card games) bells

Declension

Declension of тиква
singular plural
nominative ти̏ква тикве
genitive тикве ти̏ка̄ва̄ / ти̏квӣ
dative тикви тиквама
accusative тикву тикве
vocative тикво тикве
locative тикви тиквама
instrumental тиквом тиквама

See also

German suits in Serbo-Croatian · њемачке боје, немачке боје, мађарске боје (layout · text)
црвена, срце бундева, тиква зелена, зеље, лист жир

Further reading

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

Ukrainian

Etymology

Inherited from Old Ruthenian ты́ква (týkva), ти́ква (tíkva), from Old East Slavic тꙑкꙑ (tyky), from Proto-Slavic *tyky.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

ти́ква • (týkvaf inan (genitive ти́кви, nominative plural ти́кви, genitive plural ти́ков, diminutive ти́ковка)

  1. (botany) Lagenaria, calabash, bottle gourd (plant and fruit)
    Synonym: лагена́рія (lahenárija)
  2. (colloquial) gourd, calabash (a vessel made from the mature, dried shell of Lagenaria)
  3. (colloquial) any calabash-shaped vessel
  4. (colloquial, derogatory) head, noggin

Declension

Declension of ти́ква
(inan hard fem-form accent-a reduc)
singular plural
nominative ти́ква
týkva
ти́кви
týkvy
genitive ти́кви
týkvy
ти́ков
týkov
dative ти́кві
týkvi
ти́квам
týkvam
accusative ти́кву
týkvu
ти́кви
týkvy
instrumental ти́квою
týkvoju
ти́квами
týkvamy
locative ти́кві
týkvi
ти́квах
týkvax
vocative ти́кво
týkvo
ти́кви
týkvy

References