чинка
Bulgarian
Etymology
Of onomatopoeic origin, from the call чи-чи (či-či, “chirp-chirp”) + -нка (-nka).
Compare similar Slovene ščínkavec m (“chaffinch”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈt͡ʃiŋkɐ]
Noun
чи́нка • (čínka) f
- finch (songbird of family Fringillidae)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | чи́нка čínka |
чи́нки čínki |
| definite | чи́нката čínkata |
чи́нките čínkite |
| vocative form | чи́нко čínko |
чи́нки čínki |
Alternative forms
- чи́жка (čížka) — dialectal
Hyponyms
- оби́кновена чи́нка (obíknovena čínka, “chaffinch, Fringilla coelebs”)
- плани́нска чи́нка (planínska čínka, “brambling, Fringilla montifringilla”)
- си́ня чи́нка (sínja čínka, “Tenerife blue chaffinch, Fringilla teydea”)
- сне́жна чи́нка (snéžna čínka, “snow finch, Montifringilla nivalis”)
Related terms
- чичопе́й (čičopéj, “golden oriole, chickadee”)
References
- “чинка²”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
- “чинка”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
Macedonian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈt͡ʃiŋka]
- Hyphenation: чин‧ка
Noun
чинка • (činka) f (plural чинки)
- magic, witchcraft (magic; a ritual with a magical effect)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | чинка (činka) | чинки (činki) |
| definite unspecified | чинката (činkata) | чинките (činkite) |
| definite proximal | чинкава (činkava) | чинкиве (činkive) |
| definite distal | чинкана (činkana) | чинкине (činkine) |
| vocative | чинко (činko) | чинки (činki) |
References
- “чинка” in Дигитален речник на македонскиот јазик (Digitalen rečnik na makedonskiot jazik) [Digital dictionary of the Macedonian language] − drmj.eu