стипца

Bulgarian

Etymology

Derived from Ancient Greek στῡ́φω (stū́phō, “to be harsh, astringent”) + -ца (-ca). Compare the adjective Ancient Greek στυπτῐκός (stuptikós, “astringent”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈstipt͡sɐ]

Noun

сти́пца • (stípca) f (relational adjective сти́пчив or сти́пцов)

  1. (uncountable, chemistry) alum
  2. (countable) styptic, styptic pencil
  3. (countable, figuratively) miser, skinflint, niggard, penny-pincher, tightwad
    Synonyms: скъперник (skǎpernik), скръндза (skrǎndza)

Declension
Declension of сти́пца
singular plural
indefinite сти́пца
stípca		 сти́пци
stípci
definite сти́пцата
stípcata		 сти́пците
stípcite
vocative form сти́пце
stípce		 сти́пци
stípci

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