костенурче

Bulgarian
A baby turtle held up in the air
костенурче — a baby turtle
Baby (aquatic) turtle on some concrete, with a flat in Bangkok in the background
A small aquatic turtle

Etymology

By surface analysis, костену́рка (kostenúrka) +‎ -че (-če), with the -че (-če) taking the place of the -ка (-ka).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [kostɛˈnurt͡ʃɛ]
  • Syllabification(key): ко‧сте‧нур‧че
  • Hyphenation(key): кос‧те‧нур‧че

Noun

костену́рче • (kostenúrče) n

  1. Diminutive of костену́рка (kostenúrka), a little turtle

Declension
Declension of костену́рче
singular plural
indefinite костену́рче
kostenúrče		 костену́рчета
kostenúrčeta
definite костену́рчето
kostenúrčeto		 костену́рчетата
kostenúrčetata

References
  • “костенурче”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
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