спатия

Bulgarian

Alternative forms

• спа́та (spáta)

Etymology

Borrowed from Greek σπαθί (spathí). Via its Proto-Indo-European reconstruction, cognate with English spade.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [spɐˈtijɐ]
• Syllabification^(key): спа‧ти‧я
• Hyphenation^(key): спа‧тия

Noun

спати́я • (spatíja) f

1. (card games) ♣, the suit of clubs
2. a card of that suit

Declension

Declension of спати́я

	singular	plural
indefinite	спати́я spatíja	спати́и spatíi
definite	спати́ята spatíjata	спати́ите spatíite

Coordinate terms

Suits in Bulgarian · бои́ (boí) (layout · text)
ку́па (kúpa)	каро́ (karó)	пи́ка (píka)	спати́я (spatíja) тре́фа (tréfa)

References

• “спатия”, in Infolex Bulgarian Dictionary (in Bulgarian), Institute for Bulgarian Language, 2014
• “спатия”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
• Todorov, T. A., Racheva, M., editors (2010), “спата, спатия”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 7 (слòво – теря̀свам), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 384